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By CHRISTINA DOLAN

CLAREMONT — Valley Regional Hospital in Claremont will become part of the Dartmouth Health system in spite of concerns that the relationship might result in a monopoly on health care services in Sullivan County, according to a Monday announcement from...

By FRANCES MIZE

LEBANON — As staffing shortages and extended wait times continue to hamper operations at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, nurses are attempting to unionize.Last weekend, pro-union fliers were distributed around DHMC, the flagship academic medical...

LEBANON — Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center has reached within the family and down the highway to find its new chief operating officer.Tom Manion, who since 2020 has been president and chief executive officer of New London Hospital, has been named...

By NORA DOYLE-BURR

LEBANON — Because of overcrowding, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center is warning patients with “less-pressing healthcare concerns” to expect extended wait times in the emergency department.“The Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center emergency department...

By FRANCES MIZE

LEBANON — A wrongful termination lawsuit brought by a fertility doctor against Dartmouth Health alleging discrimination based on a disability, as well as retaliation for whistle-blowing, is now set to appear before a federal court jury.In 2017, Misty...

By NORA DOYLE-BURR

LEBANON — Fitch ratings downgraded Dartmouth Health’s outlook from stable to negative last week.The outlook change was due to weak operating cash flow with operating losses that accelerated in fiscal year 2023, according to the Dec. 13 rating action...

By NORA DOYLE-BURR

LEBANON — Dartmouth Health continues to see a financial loss on operations, but the red ink has subsided substantially since last year, according to filings with bondholders last week.For the first quarter of fiscal year 2024, which ended Sept. 30, DH...

HANOVER — The annual CHaD Hero fundraiser for Dartmouth Health Children's held on Sunday raised nearly $700,000 and drew 3,100 participants to Hanover. The money raised by the 18th annual event goes to support child and family support services at the...

LEBANON — Dartmouth Health, the Geisel School of Medicine and the C. Everett Koop Institute at Dartmouth are scheduled to host a roundtable on the future of health care with five visiting former U.S. surgeons general on Friday morning. The roundtable...

By NORA DOYLE-BURR

HANOVER — A primary care practice that serves hundreds of Dartmouth College employees and their families is now operated by a company owned by Amazon.Dartmouth announced the change earlier this year in a message to employees that outlined the...

LEBANON — As two top leaders at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center retire this fall, leadership responsibilities will be shifting.Jeff O’Brien, DHMC’s chief operating officer, is scheduled to retire Oct. 5, and Sue Reeves, DHMC’s executive vice...

By NORA DOYLE-BURR

LEBANON — Flu clinics are scheduled to start later this month at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, ahead of the winter respiratory virus season. Community-based clinics are to take place next month.To reduce the risk of disease and potentially...

By NORA DOYLE-BURR

LEBANON — Despite ongoing challenges, Dartmouth Health’s finances continued to show improvement through the end of the last fiscal year, according to a Wednesday filing with bondholders.In the fourth quarter of the 12 months that ended June 30, the...

By NORA DOYLE-BURR

LEBANON — Southwestern Vermont Medical Center in Bennington, Vt., has become the newest member of the Dartmouth Health system, according to a DH news release.The agreement, formalized on July 1, makes the Bennington hospital the sixth to join the...

LEBANON — A research team at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center is recruiting participants for a study comparing the effectiveness of an at-home, stool-based test with a colonoscopy in finding colorectal cancer and large colorectal polyps.The study,...

By NORA DOYLE-BURR

LEBANON — As part of a restructuring effort to address a budget deficit, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center and Dartmouth Hitchcock Clinics are laying off 75 workers and eliminating about 100 vacant positions, according to a message Dartmouth Health’s...

By NORA DOYLE-BURR

WINDSOR — Mt. Ascutney Hospital and Health Center’s CEO is leaving his post in August to take over the leadership of Cheshire Medical Center, another Dartmouth Health member, in Keene, N.H., according to a DH news release.Dr. Joseph Perras has held...

By NORA DOYLE-BURR

LEBANON — The financial picture for Dartmouth Health appears to be improving a bit, according to a recent filing with bondholders.While the Lebanon-based health system continued to lose money in the third quarter of its fiscal year, which ended March...

By NORA DOYLE-BURR

CLAREMONT — Attendees at a recent public hearing on a proposed union between Dartmouth Health and Valley Regional Hospital had a fundamental question: Should an affiliation occur, who would make decisions about the Claremont hospital’s future?“After...

By NORA DOYLE-BURR

LEBANON — Even as the COVID-19 emergency has ended, Dartmouth Health continues to see as many as 700 outpatients a day via telehealth, which became vital for maintaining access to care during the pandemic, according to the medical director of...

By NORA DOYLE-BURR

LEBANON — On a recent afternoon in late April, “Felix” lay in a new hospital room in the recently completed patient pavilion at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center.Short of breath, but in stable condition, Felix was in a bed in the heart and vascular...