I am grateful for Wendy’s leadership to date and excited for what lies ahead as she steps into this role.
Joanne M. Conroy, MDDartmouth Health has selected Wendy E. Fielding, MBA, to serve as the health system’s next chief financial officer (CFO). Fielding, who is currently CFO of Dartmouth Health’s Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center (DHMC) and Dartmouth Hitchcock Clinics, and senior vice president of finance for the health system, assumes her new role on January 10.
Fielding joined Dartmouth Health in 2009 as vice president of financial planning for DHMC and Clinics. In that position, she played an important role in DHMC and Clinics’ financial turnaround in 2017 and 2018.
Fielding was promoted to a dual role in 2021 as DHMC CFO Dartmouth Health’s senior vice president of finance. Since then, she has led system-wide financial planning and reporting, supported the addition of new Dartmouth Health member hospitals, and helped shape long-term capital and credit strategies. Her leadership was critical in guiding Dartmouth Health through post-COVID-19 recovery, advancing system integration, and positioning Dartmouth Health for long-term sustainability.
“This appointment recognizes Wendy’s long-standing leadership and impact at Dartmouth Health,” said Joanne M. Conroy, MD, CEO and president of Dartmouth Health. “Wendy is widely respected for how she leads. She is known for her collaborative approach and ability to translate financial information into meaningful insights. Her commitment to listening, fairness, inclusion and shared accountability will help us continue to strengthen trust and partnership across Dartmouth Health. I am grateful for Wendy’s leadership to date and excited for what lies ahead as she steps into this role.”
Prior to joining Dartmouth Health, Fielding was chief financial officer at Mount Desert Island Hospital in Bar Harbor, ME, and director of financial reporting analysis at Boston Medical Center. She holds a master of business administration in healthcare management from Boston University and a bachelor of science in finance from Bentley University. She is a longstanding member of the Healthcare Financial Management Association and a board member at Dartmouth Health member New London Hospital.
About Dartmouth Health
Dartmouth Health, New Hampshire’s only academic health system and the state’s largest private employer, serves patients across northern New England. Dartmouth Health provides access to more than 2,000 providers in almost every area of medicine, delivering care at its flagship hospital, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center (DHMC) in Lebanon, NH, as well as across its wide network of hospitals, clinics and care facilities. DHMC is consistently named the #1 hospital in New Hampshire by U.S. News & World Report, and is recognized for high performance in numerous clinical specialties and procedures. Dartmouth Health includes Dartmouth Cancer Center, one of only 57 National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Centers in the nation, and the only such center in northern New England; Dartmouth Health Children’s, which includes the state’s only children’s hospital and multiple locations around the region; member hospitals in Lebanon, Keene, Claremont and New London, NH, and Windsor and Bennington, VT; Visiting Nurse and Hospice for Vermont and New Hampshire; and more than 24 clinics that provide ambulatory and specialty services across New Hampshire and Vermont. Through its historical partnership with Dartmouth and the Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth Health trains nearly 400 medical residents and fellows annually, and performs cutting-edge research and clinical trials recognized across the globe with Geisel and the White River Junction VA Medical Center in White River Junction, VT. Dartmouth Health and its more than 13,000 employees are deeply committed to serving the healthcare needs of everyone in our communities, and to providing each of our patients with exceptional, personal care.