I’ve written previously in my column about the importance of balance. Almost all of us have struggled at least a little bit with maintaining our personal health and well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic.
There’s no question that finding balance has been hard. But as we have adjusted to the new normal of living with COVID-19, many of us have started to think more about restoring a sense of balance in our lives. The same is true of organizations, including Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health.
Throughout the pandemic, our health system has devoted an incredible amount of time, energy and resources to COVID-19. We understandably felt out of balance. Now, even as we continue to see a high number of cases in our community and our hospital, we have started to turn our focus to regaining our balance between taking care of today’s challenges while preparing for tomorrow’s successes.
Determining our annual system goals requires us to assess where we’ve been, where we are now and where we hope to be tomorrow. The introduction of LG Health’s system goals for fiscal year 2022 marks an important step toward transitioning our focus to the future.
In the weeks ahead, you’ll hear much more about our plan to create balance, including our FY22 goals and how we will use them to guide our work over the next year. You’ll also learn more about how our efforts will strengthen our capabilities and create the capacity to focus on the strategic priorities needed for a renewed focus on our mission to advance the health and well-being of the communities we serve.
Our fight against COVID-19 isn’t over, and it’s important that we remember and honor what we have been through over the course of the pandemic. At the same time, I am excited to look toward the future and all that we will continue to achieve as we move forward together.
Thank you for what you have done throughout the pandemic. And thank you for choosing to be part of the team that will advance the health and well-being of the community where we live, work and go to school.