Concord Hospital Health System’s Corey Gately honored with the Dr. Pete Harris Community Award

LACONIA — Corey Gately, with the Concord Hospital Health System, recently received the 2025 Dr. Pete Harris Community Award from Lakes Region Mental Health Center.

This award honors individuals who promote increased awareness, sensitivity, understanding, and acceptance of mental health issues in the Lakes Region through public education. It is presented in memory of Dr. Pete Harris, a pediatrician and founder of LRMHC, whose work in integrated physical and mental health care continues to guide the organization’s mission.

“I’m incredibly honored,” said Gately. “Dr. Harris’s daughters were there to speak about his mission and how he lived his life in service to others. The whole experience was very personal, and I hope I can continue to represent what this award stands for in his honor, in service to our community.”

Gately is the director of substance use services at Concord Hospital and The Doorway in Laconia, as well as the director of The Recovery Clinic at the Laconia and Franklin hospitals. She has played a vital part in

educating both staff and the community on topics including medication induction in the emergency department, the use of medications for substance-use treatment, and the integration of recovery coaches into treatment protocols.

Gately collaborates with LRMHC as a community partner to expand access to substance-use services and recovery resources. Notably, in 2025, The Doorway expanded with a new location at the LRMHC Plymouth campus, bringing services closer to patients across the region.

“Corey’s dedication to bridging physical and mental health, and to embedding recovery-focused support into our system of care, clearly exemplifies the values this award honors,” said President and CEO of Concord Hospital Health System Robert P. Steigmeyer. “We are immensely proud of her work, and of the stronger, more inclusive system of care she helps us build every day.”

For more information, visit crhc.org.