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 largest private employer, serves patients across New England. Dartmouth Health provides access to more than 2,300 providers in nearly every area of medicine, delivering care at its flagship hospital, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center (DHMC) in Lebanon, NH. Its network of hospitals, outpatient centers, clinics and home care facilities, spans a broad geographical area. Year after year, DHMC is named the #1 hospital in New Hampshire by U.S. News & World Report, and is consistently recognized for high performance in numerous clinical specialties and procedures. Dartmouth Health includes Dartmouth Cancer Center, northern New England’s only National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Centers and one of less than than 60 total nationally; Dartmouth Health Children’s, which includes the state’s only children’s hospital (Children’s Hospital at DHMC/CHaD) and more than 20 locations around the region; eight member hospitals in Lebanon, Keene, Claremont, Hampstead, and New London, NH, and Windsor and Bennington, VT; Dartmouth Health Home Care; Dartmouth Health Connected Care Center for Telehealth, serving patients as far away as Texas; and more than 30 primary and multi-specialty clinics across New Hampshire and Vermont. Through its partnership with Dartmouth College, Dartmouth’s Geisel School of Medicine and the White River Junction VA Medical Center, Dartmouth Health trains nearly 400 medical residents and fellows annually and performs cutting-edge research and clinical trials with international impact. Dartmouth Health and its more than 16,000 employees are committed to serving the healthcare needs of everyone in the communities it serves and to providing every patient with exceptional, state-of-the-art, personalized care. Learn more at dartmouth-health.org.