Our people truly are the reason why Dartmouth Health members are continuously recognized among the nation’s best by U.S. News.
Joanne M. Conroy, MDDartmouth Health’s Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center (DHMC) has again been named by U.S. News & World Report as a 2025-2026 Best Hospital.
DHMC ranked regionally as the number one hospital in New Hampshire and was also recognized in northern New Hampshire. Additionally, DHMC was recognized as the best regional hospital for community access, which acknowledges its success in providing high-quality care for patients in communities that are often underserved.
DHMC was also ranked in 15 adult procedures and conditions, which was an increase from the previous year. The additions to this ranking include: abdominal aortic aneurysm repair, heart arrhythmia, pacemaker implantation, stroke and transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR).
Additionally, Dartmouth Health member Alice Peck Day Memorial Hospital (APD) was also recognized as high performing in hip replacement.
“Whether at our academic medical center, DHMC, or our community and critical access hospitals, like APD, all Dartmouth Health providers share a commitment to the highest standards of care. Our people truly are the reason why Dartmouth Health members are continuously recognized among the nation’s best by U.S. News,” said Joanne M. Conroy, MD, Dartmouth Health’s CEO and president. “I’m very proud of our teams for all they do—they could not be more deserving of this honor.”
U.S. News evaluates hospitals across the country, with nearly 6,000 hospitals evaluated annually. Hospitals are assessed through three main areas of patient care and experience. This includes the outcomes from the care provided, the hospital’s process in following the best standards of care and the hospital structure including its resources and technology.
Earlier this year, U.S. News reported methodology changes for the Best Hospitals ranking and rating process which is reflected in the current results. These changes to the Best Hospitals Procedures & Conditions includes a different approach to evaluating composite scores. This includes two new ratings for evaluating both arrhythmia care and pacemaker insertion procedures, as well as an increased emphasis on risk-adjusted outcome measures.
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.