Exeter has just completed a review of the programs of Lamont Health and Wellness Center (formerly known as Lamont Infirmary), including all medical and support services, the health education programs, and any physical education programs that have a connection to the Center. Constructed in 1923, Lamont has received minimal maintenance over the years and is now in need of serious renovation. A task force has concluded that construction of a new center near Love Gymnasium is the most cost-effective option. The current building does not meet the physical standards for the kind of modern health care facility Exeter should employ. It will therefore be renovated for use as a dormitory that will house three faculty families and roughly 30 students. (This renovation of the former health center will in turn support the faculty recruitment and student advising objectives described earlier under the Community Housing Initiative.)

The new Health and Wellness Center will significantly enhance Exeter’s ability to provide short-term health services, counseling and educational programs. It will allow the health care staff and the physical education staff to collaborate more effectively on joint objectives, which include promotion of health and fitness and the treatment of athletic injuries.