b'Letter from Mary Jo Cagle, MD Letter from Mae DouglasServing as the chair of the Cone Health Board of Trustees for the past three years has afforded me the opportunity to address head-on one of the most important issues in the communities we serve: health inequity in the lower income areas of the counties we serve and ensuring that all of our neighborsregardless of their ability to payhave access to affordable, high-quality care when and where they need it. The importance of good health in our community and the importance of a top-notch health system working to make that happen cannot be emphasized enough. The bold decision by the Board of Trustees for Cone Health to become part of Risant Health is one we will be proud of for decades to come. I am excited to continue serving Cone Health on our Board of Trustees and the Cone Health Philanthropic Board, and to also become part of the new Risant Health Board. For years, Cone Health has been shifting the way it cares for people by emphasizing wellness and prevention. We believe this is how we will end health inequity. Risant Health believes this, too. Together, Cone Health and Risant Health will create and perfect value-based platforms and tools that will create healthier tomorrows for all of our families, friends and neighbors.Chair, Cone Health Board of TrusteesCONE HEALTH ANNUAL REPORT3'