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LGBTQ rights groups urge NH hospitals not to panic after Trump order on gender-affirming care
02-05-2025 6:31 PM

By ETHAN DEWITT

A week after President Donald Trump issued an executive order eliminating federal support for gender-affirming care for minors under 19, New Hampshire hospitals are taking a “wait-and-see” approach before changing any policies.

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AG says Dartmouth Health cooperating during vaccine requirement review
02-06-2025 5:00 PM

By TODD BOOKMAN

The New Hampshire Attorney General’s office says Dartmouth Health is cooperating with a review of its vaccination policies that may violate state law.


Bill to cut Medicaid circumcision spending returns to New Hampshire legislature
01-30-2025 12:00 PM

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

A man from Salem, N.H., said he’s never felt whole since he was circumcised as a baby and has spent his adult life trying to reverse the procedure.


Dartmouth Health ends COVID vaccination requirement for kidney transplants
01-17-2025 5:00 PM

By PAUL-CUNO BOOTH

Dartmouth Health will no longer require someone to be vaccinated against COVID-19 before receiving a kidney transplant, after the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office intervened on behalf of a patient.


Nonprofit pitches new Lebanon site for planned rehab center
01-13-2025 5:31 PM

By CLARE SHANAHAN

LEBANON — An Upper Valley nonprofit is renewing its efforts to build a residential substance use treatment center for mothers and their children in a new location near Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, though it may still have a long way to go.


Kenyon: Lawsuit sheds light on closure of DHMC’s infertility clinic
01-10-2025 6:01 PM

By JIM KENYON

In early January 1986 — four years after the first “test-tube” baby was born in the U.S. — news broke in the Upper Valley that Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center was starting its own in vitro fertilization program.


State approves Catholic Medical Center sale to HCA Healthcare
01-07-2025 3:05 PM

By PAUL CUNO-BOOTH

State officials have cleared the way for HCA Healthcare to buy Catholic Medical Center, the latest in a series of hospital mergers and acquisitions reshaping New Hampshire’s medical landscape.The Manchester hospital says it’s struggling financially,...


Former Valley Regional doctor sentenced for sexual assault
01-04-2025 4:01 PM

By JOHN LIPPMAN

NEWPORT — A former Claremont doctor has been been sentenced up to a year in county jail after pleading guilty to sexually assaulting a female patient during an office visit two years ago.Under a plea bargain with Sullivan County prosecutors, Thomas...


Dartmouth Health seeks to fill gaps in oral health care
12-26-2024 5:35 PM

LEBANON — Dartmouth Health is giving health care providers dental training to help address a coverage gap. The DH Center for Rural Health Equity earned $8,000 from the Northeast Delta Dental Foundation to expand a program that trains health providers...


Dartmouth Health seeks to expand access for behavioral health training programs
12-25-2024 5:00 PM

By CLARE SHANAHAN

LEBANON — Dartmouth Health and partners across the state are working to address New Hampshire’s shortage of behavioral health care workers — which is especially acute in rural areas — by increasing training opportunities for students.DH is using $1.29...


As UVM Health Network cuts services in Vermont, it expands in New York
12-25-2024 3:30 PM

By PETER D’AURIA

Last month, the University of Vermont Health Network announced a slate of wide-ranging cuts to its Vermont facilities. Those cuts — which drew a swift and furious outcry — included closing an inpatient psychiatric unit at Central Vermont Medical...


Twin States see spike in pneumonia cases
12-23-2024 6:31 PM

By CLARE SHANAHAN

WEST LEBANON — Two pneumonia-causing bacteria have been at especially high levels in Vermont and New Hampshire in recent weeks, leading to increased levels of illness.At Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, 97 patients with pneumonia went to the...


Executive Council approves Dartmouth Health takeover of Hampstead Hospital
12-19-2024 10:00 AM

By ETHAN DEWITT

After two weeks of delay amid concerns over accountability, the Executive Council approved a partnership Wednesday between New Hampshire and Dartmouth Health to take over and operate the state’s mental health hospital in Hampstead.In a 4-1 vote, the...


Health group concerned with NH legislative proposals
12-18-2024 7:00 PM

By RICK GREEN

Proposed state legislation could end public school vaccination requirements, prohibit public water systems from fluoridating water and add work requirements for Medicaid recipients.Some health policy leaders are concerned about such measures...


UVM Health Network hospitals will exceed budget caps again
12-17-2024 4:01 PM

By PETER D’AURIA

For the second year in a row, University of Vermont Health Network hospitals reported bringing in more money than they were supposed to.During hospitals’ 2024 fiscal year, which ended September 30, the University of Vermont Medical Center and Central...


In wake of landmark hospital report, Vermont lawmakers look toward health care reforms
12-14-2024 12:00 PM

By PETER D’AURIA

Earlier this year, a consultant issued a report recommending sweeping changes to the state’s health care system — proposals that ranged from building more housing to cutting certain services at specific hospitals. At a meeting of lawmakers and state...


Drug test strips available in Hartford
12-10-2024 3:00 PM

HARTFORD — Health Care and Rehabilitation Services of Southwestern Vermont, or HRCS, will now provide drug test strips as well as overdose reversal medication at its Hartford regional office.The strips — which can be used to test for the presence of...


Vermont’s largest substance use rehab facility will no longer accept patients on methadone
12-10-2024 2:32 PM

By PETER D’AURIA

Valley Vista, Vermont’s largest substance use disorder rehabilitation facility, will no longer take patients on methadone, an administrator said Thursday.The facility, which has locations in Bradford and Vergennes, will continue to serve current...


Windsor and Claremont hospitals get new leader
12-09-2024 6:01 PM

By CLARE SHANAHAN

Mt. Ascutney Hospital and Health Center and Valley Regional Hospital will be led by Dr. Matthew Foster, Dartmouth Health announced in a Monday news release.Foster began his role as the first permanent CEO and president of both hospitals Monday.The new...


Council tables proposed partnership between Dartmouth Health and Hampstead Hospital
12-04-2024 5:16 PM

By ETHAN DEWITT

The Executive Council tabled a proposal Wednesday to create a public-private partnership and allow Dartmouth Health to run the state’s Hampstead Hospital, after councilors argued they needed more time to review the contract.The proposal would allow...


State proposes allowing Dartmouth Health to take over Hampstead Hospital
12-04-2024 12:00 PM

By ETHAN DEWITT

New Hampshire’s Department of Health and Human Services is proposing a public-private partnership with Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital – a branch of the Dartmouth Health system – to take over the state’s Hampstead Hospital and Residential Treatment...

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