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A fast, clear picture of what is going on inside the body can save a life. The new 64-Slice CT Scanner at Littleton Regional Hospital will help physicians make the most of every second and every detail. Paul Conner, Director of Laboratory Services, Retires
May 16, 2009
After 20 years of service to Littleton Regional Hospital, Paul Conner, Director of Clinical Laboratory at LRH is looking forward to his upcoming retirement. If you asked him what he planned to do upon retirement, he would probably say "nothing".
Clinical laboratories have been in Paul Conner's blood (no pun intended) for his entire work career, which has spanned 43 years. After graduating from Stonehill College in Easton, MA, in 1965, he attended the Quincy City Hospital School of Medical Technology in Quincy, MA. After a year of hands on training at the Medical Technology School at Quincy City, he obtained his certification from the American Society of Clinical Pathology (ASCP) as a Medical Technologist.
Full of ambition, he began working at the Boston Veteran's Administration Hospital in Jamaica Plain, MA. Soon thereafter, he started on a Master of Health Sciences degree from Northeastern University, was promoted to Chief Technologist/Administrative Officer of the clinical laboratory at the West Roxbury Veteran’s Administration Hospital, and became a business partner in the Furnace Brook Medical Laboratory, a free-standing clinical laboratory which serviced physician practices and many patients in long term care facilities south of Boston, MA.
Paul and his family moved from Marshfield, MA to the North Country in June of 1989. After selling his share of the business, Paul looked forward to a more peaceful existence in the White Mountains. This was not to be. Paul's career at Littleton Regional Hospital began in October of 1989; first, as a technologist performing testing in all areas of the clinical lab, and then as coordinator of the laboratory services. Over his almost 20 year career at LRH, Paul expanded clinical laboratory services into a reference lab for area hospitals that provides testing not routinely done at small hospital laboratories. Performing the testing locally provides better patient care by giving clinicians results more quickly, which helps them to diagnose a patient’s condition faster.
As he contemplates retirement, Paul is looking forward to resting, gardening, reading, and enjoying all that the North Country has to offer. He also hopes to spend more time with his grandchildren, who live in Massachusetts.
Paul Conner sits atop Mt. Willard.
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