Publication

I hope this annual report provides you with information that you find interesting and valuable. Right off the bat, I can tell you that 2021 was noteworthy at Arbor Health. You might say it was one for the record books.

At the top of the accomplishments was Morton Hospital's achieving Critical Access Hospital accreditation, in addition to our Emergency Department's Stroke Readiness certification earlier in the year and the Sleep Lab's renewal as a Center of Excellence and accreditation by the American Association of Sleep Medicine (originally achieved in 2020).

All three of these were major accomplishments—and were completed in the middle of a worldwide pandemic, no less. Many hospitals never attempt accreditation of any kind because of the increased expense and managerial workload. However, it was important to us, as accreditation is the outward evidence of quality care.

Resilient, diligent and dedicated

We are doing our best to meet the expectations of our Mission and Vision and live by our Core Values, which you can see on this page. The accreditations are in line with the second part of the Vision, "providing quality health care," and decisions made in 2021 are in diligent pursuit of the first part, "providing accessible health care."

Arbor Health committed to opening a Rapid Care Clinic out of the Morton Clinic building as well as a new primary care clinic in Packwood. While the latter is scheduled for later this year and the Rapid Care Clinic opened last month, we will remember 2021 as the turning point in meeting East Lewis County's accessibility needs.

The following pages will detail our other 2021 accomplishments—and there were many. I am immensely proud of our staff. They have shown themselves to be resilient, diligent and dedicated. They work as one team on one mission. And make no mistake—they care for you, our patients, like crazy.

—

Leianne Everett, CEO

Our Vision

To provide accessible, quality health care

Our Mission

To foster trust and nurture a healthy community

Core Values

• One team, one mission.
• Go out of your way to brighten someone's day.
• Own it, embrace it.
• Care like crazy.
• Motivate, elevate, appreciate.
• Know the way, show the way, ease the way.
• Find joy along the way.

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