The first full-time nurse, hired in 1915, would use a bicycle to make house calls for medical, nursing, and maternity care.  The newly-formed EAA soon gained Town-wide support: the following year a community fund drive enabled the Association to buy a car for the nurse to cover the Town’s forty-three square miles.

Over the past 100 years, the EAA has responded to the changing needs of its residents.  Today, it continues as an integral provider of critical social services and enriched programming for the community.  As we set our sights ahead, we are mindful of our mission: to meet health and social needs which positively affect the well-being of Suffield residents.  We also honor those persons who, 100 years ago, acted on a vision that shaped and strengthened a community where all residents could thrive.