Valley Regional’s plan to build our new medical office building reflects our unwavering commitment to providing access to high-quality care, now and for generations to come.
Matthew R. Foster, MD, MMMValley Regional Hospital, a member of Dartmouth Health, held a groundbreaking ceremony for its new medical office building on Wednesday, June 4. Construction of the building began this spring across the street from the hospital’s Elm Street campus in Claremont.
The hospital’s outpatient and clinic services are currently delivered in multiple buildings across the campus that are less conducive to modern healthcare standards. Facilities with small rooms, narrow hallways, and outdated infrastructure present challenges that impact accessibility, efficiency, and the overall patient experience. The new medical office building will address these challenges by consolidating key services into a single, state-of-the-art facility.
Once completed, the 25,000-square-foot medical office building will bring together primary care, pediatrics, orthopaedics, and behavioral health under one roof, allowing for increased care coordination. The building will house 32 exam rooms, an on-site X-ray suite, and phlebotomy services for convenient and timely diagnostics.
“Valley Regional’s plan to build our new medical office building reflects our unwavering commitment to providing access to high-quality care, now and for generations to come,” said Matthew R. Foster, MD, MMM, CEO and president of Valley Regional. “This is truly a community investment. It is a clear demonstration of our long-term commitment to meet the needs of the people we serve by enhancing the patient experience and fostering an environment where employees can thrive and deliver exceptional care. The new facility will help us attract and retain top healthcare providers, reduce wait times, and improve care coordination, enabling us to better meet the needs of our growing community. We are excited about the positive impact this project will have on Claremont, Sullivan County, and our surrounding communities. We are proud to continue to offer our neighbors world-class care.”
The $20 million project is funded through board-designated funds and support from Dartmouth Health.
About Valley Regional Hospital
Valley Regional Hospital, a Dartmouth Health member, has been serving the needs of Sullivan County, NH, for more than 130 years. Evolving with the needs of its community, Valley Regional is a federally- designated critical access hospital with services that include 21-bed inpatient suites and a progressive care unit, 24/7 emergency department, urgent care, lab, rehabilitation services, and imaging. Valley Regional also offers a breadth of outpatient services including primary care, cardiac and pulmonary therapy, behavioral health services, orthopaedics, podiatry, oncology and infusion services, women’s health, and Dartmouth Health Children’s pediatric care. Learn more at vrh.org.
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.