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It is time that everyone receives the respect and opportunity they deserve, regardless of race, gender or sexual orientation.
At Southcoast Health, we are fortunate to work closely with groups that are dedicated to addressing these longstanding and complicated problems. Working together, we have the means and the leadership to do even more. Community coalitions help show us the way as they form to answer concerns such as our region’s dire need for high quality early childhood education opportunities.
Almost 25 years ago, community leaders came together and said it is time that South Coast residents have healthcare of the highest standard close to home and tailored to our needs.
They were right. It was time. People from this region were risking their health and even their lives because they would not or could not travel to Providence or Boston for vital treatments.
Look at what we have achieved since then, with hard work and faithful dedication to our mission.
Southcoast Health is not only a regional institution — it is a regional achievement. From the patients who entrust their care to our providers, to the generous donors who trust us to make wise investments; from the volunteers who give us their time; to the trustees,
employees, allies and advocates who share their wisdom and experience ... we are standing up and standing together.
United, we can achieve the future that our families, our friends and our neighbors — our beloved community — deserve. The future we are earning every day.
It is time. Thank you,
Keith A. Hovan President & CEO Southcoast Health
WHY ARE WE DOING THIS? BECAUSE,
IT IS TIME.
It is time that a street address no longer determines that some of our neighbors will live a decade less than the average life expectancy in Massachusetts.
It is time that all our children have access to quality education.
It is time that our regional economy puts us on equal footing with other parts of the state.
It is time that everyone receives the respect and opportunity they deserve, regardless of race, gender or sexual orientation.
Southcoast Health
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