Dartmouth Health provides world-class care woven into the fabric of our communities
We are an academic health system comprising community hospitals, clinics, and healthcare services serving patients across northern New England and nearby communities.
Our member hospitals and clinics offer a breadth of specialties, with dedicated staff and health teams who bring experience, research, and individual attention to every interaction. Dartmouth Health includes:
- Nine community hospitals and clinics
- Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, an academic medical center with deep ties to Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth
- Dartmouth Cancer Center, one of only 57 NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Centers in the nation
- Dartmouth Health Children's, which includes the state's only children's hospital and provides advanced, comprehensive pediatric and adolescent services throughout the system
- Nursing, rehabilitation, hospice, and personal healthcare services
By the numbers
Across the Dartmouth Health system we
- are comprised of nine community hospitals and clinics
- have more than 800 beds
- see patients for
- 3 million outpatient visits,
- 140,000 home visits, and
- 2,100 births
- employ more than 16,000 employees, including 2,300 providers
- train nearly 450 residents and fellows annually across 53 programs
Why Dartmouth Health?
Dartmouth Health's diversity of services, clinical excellence, and commitment to healthcare access makes us a nationwide leader in rural health. Our highly collaborative culture creates significant benefits for our patients, employees, and region—and ensures we can provide the best possible care where it's needed most.
Our purpose: Why we exist
To improve the health and well-being of our patients, our people, and our communities
As our health system continues to grow and become more integrated clinically and administratively, our purpose has evolved to not only focus on supporting each individual member organization's needs but also to how we, as a health system, collectively serve the needs of our broader region. Our purpose statement answers the question “Why does our health system exist?” and highlights the continued priorities that will allow us to best serve our patients, our employees, and our communities.
Our vision: What we want to be
To be a premier academic health system, setting the standard for rural healthcare
The vision statement for Dartmouth Health includes 2 key elements. The first is to be a premier academic health system, which includes leadership in clinical care, research and education. The second is to set the standard for rural healthcare delivery in the United States. Both of these goals reflect the unique opportunities and challenges for our health system.
Community commitment
As a rural health system, we are proud of the important role we play in caring for our communities. Across all Dartmouth Health locations, we never lose sight of the fact that every patient interaction is a human interaction. We seek to inform and empower our patients and their families to take an active role in their wellness.
Empathy and understanding improve both patient experiences and clinical outcomes. We respect the dignity and individual backgrounds of each of our patients—after all, our patients are our neighbors. Whether you're in need of a routine checkup or facing a major medical event, you can count on Dartmouth Health to be by your side.
A history rooted in access and support
Our system has evolved and grown over the past 200 years, but we have always been determined to make the most advanced medical care accessible to our patients and families—wherever they are.