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By NORA DOYLE-BURR

LEBANON — Driven largely by staffing expenses, costs are outstripping revenues at Dartmouth Health, New Hampshire’s largest private employer, according to filings with bondholders last week.The Lebanon-based Dartmouth Health saw a $22.1 million loss,...

By NORA DOYLE-BURR

NEWPORT — Mark Murphy recalls once asking his supervisor at Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan what was burning when he noticed a nearby cloud of smoke.Murphy, 38, who did two deployments with the Air Force between 2006 and 2010, said the supervisor...

By NORA DOYLE-BURR

LEBANON — About 50 employees of Dartmouth Health in Lebanon are slated to become employees of Conifer Health Solutions, a Texas-based company that oversees DH’s billing and collections, starting late next month.The move, scheduled to take effect Oct....

By NORA DOYLE-BURR

LEBANON — Nine new rooms in Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center’s emergency department in Lebanon are expected to open to patients on Thursday, according to a news release.The project, built over 16 months and expected to cost a total of $9.9 million,...

By NORA DOYLE-BURR

CLAREMONT — Valley Regional Hospital is one of just five hospitals in New Hampshire that are not yet a part of larger health systems, but that may be about to change.Late last month, Claremont’s Valley Regional announced it had signed a letter of...

By NORA DOYLE-BURR

LEBANON — In an ideal world, everyone would have a primary care provider they know and trust and see regularly.But an ongoing workforce shortage in primary care means that many people in the Upper Valley are struggling to find that trusted provider,...

By NORA DOYLE-BURR

LEBANON — An Instagram page run by a registered nurse at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon offers an unusual glimpse into the hospital’s culture and climate.The nurse started the page, called dhmc_memes, almost a year ago as a creative...

By NORA DOYLE-BURR

CANAAN — Mascoma Community Health Center will suspend its dental services beginning July 30, following the departure of the center’s current dentist, according to a news release from the nonprofit’s board.The suspension of services leaves about 1,500...

By NORA DOYLE-BURR

LEBANON — Dartmouth Hitchcock clinics in the Upper Valley are not currently accepting new primary care patients. Though some other affiliates of the Dartmouth Health system continue to have openings.“Right now, we are taking a pause on scheduling new...

By NORA DOYLE-BURR

RANDOLPH — Following the retirement of a dentist early this year, there is no longer a dental practice in Randolph that accepts new patients covered by Medicaid, further exacerbating problems with access to oral care for some of the state’s least...

By NORA DOYLE-BURR

HANOVER — Police and school investigations are ongoing after three Hanover High School students were hospitalized after taking pills that school officials believe they acquired from another student.All three students who were hospitalized reported...

By NORA DOYLE-BURR

CANAAN — In spite of strong community support for the Mascoma Community Health Center, it continues to face challenges.The executive director, Rebecca Ekholm, opted not to renew her contract after just one year, and the health center’s medical...

By PATRICK O’GRADY

CLAREMONT — Some kidney dialysis patients in the Claremont area face a one-hour round trip a few times a week on top of their hourslong treatment at the closest clinic in Lebanon. That commute could change soon after the approval of a new clinic that...

By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD, Mass. — A Massachusetts man will soon find his story in a wilderness and environmental medical journal after surviving a gruesome attack from a presumably rabid beaver while swimming in a remote pond two weeks ago.Mark “Pres” Pieraccini,...

By NORA DOYLE-BURR

LEBANON — Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health President and CEO Joanne Conroy was paid at least $300,000 less than her predecessor in her first full year leading the Lebanon-based health care system, even though she helped balance its books after it lost money...

By NORA DOYLE-BURR

CONCORD — A federal court judge has dismissed a lawsuit against Dartmouth-Hitchcock brought by a physician who suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder and alleged that D-H discriminated against her when it fired her in 2015.Dr. Lacey Colligan...

By NORA DOYLE-BURR

WOODSTOCK — The Vermont Board of Dental Examiners has revoked the license of a Woodstock dentist, citing his use of unsterilized instruments and a history of “unprofessional conduct.” Dr. William McDonald, a 77-year-old Woodstock resident whose...

By NORA DOYLE-BURR

CONCORD — Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center has agreed to settle a lawsuit brought by a Nigerian-born chaplain, who alleged that he lost his job at the Lebanon hospital because of employment discrimination, including criticism from his boss, a fellow...

By NORA DOYLE-BURR

WOODSVILLE — Cottage Hospital CEO Maria Ryan has made headlines due to her friendship with former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, whom she accompanied to a state dinner at the White House in September.And her appearances with Giuliani, who has become...

By NORA DOYLE-BURR

HANOVER — A new owner is poised to take ownership of Hanover Terrace, a 100-bed nursing home on Lyme Road, at the end of this week.Bear Mountain Healthcare, based in Thomaston, Conn., is slated to purchase the facility from NSL Holdings, a limited...