Dartmouth Health resources for journalists
Our Media Relations staff is ready to serve journalists in developing and reporting on healthcare stories.
Journalists seeking comment from Dartmouth Health providers, staff, or patients must contact Media Relations.
Patient privacy is of utmost priority at Dartmouth Health. In order to protect patient confidentiality within federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) guidelines, all members of the news media must and will be escorted by a member of the Media Relations staff while visiting Dartmouth Health locations and facilities.
Media contacts
Journalists seeking comment from Dartmouth Health providers, staff, or patients must contact Media Relations.
During business hours:
- Audra Burns, Senior Manager, Media Relations
Phone: 603-494-2179 (cell)
Email: audra.burns@hitchcock.org - Cassidy Smith, Media Relations Specialist
Phone: 401-743-7199 (cell)
Email: cassidy.m.smith@hitchcock.org
Nights, weekends, and holidays: Call the main Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center switchboard at 603-650-5000 and ask for the Media Relations representative on call.
Dartmouth Health member media contacts
- Alice Peck Day Memorial Hospital
Laura Jean Whitcomb at whitcombL@apdmh.org or 603-308-0822 - Cheshire Medical Center
Matthew Barone, Director of Marketing and Communications, at mbarone@cheshire-med.com or 603-354-6921
Heather Atwell, Communications Manager, at hatwell@cheshire-med.com or 603-354-5454 ext. 2131 - Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center and Clinics
See above contact information for Audra Burns and Cassidy Smith. - Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth
Derik Hertel, Director of Communications, at derik.hertel@dartmouth.edu or 603-650-1211 - Mt. Ascutney Hospital and Health Center
Amber Bedi, Department Manager, at amber.bedi@mahhc.org or 802-674-7327 - New London Hospital
Timothy J. Lund at timothy.lund@newlondonhospital.org or 603-526-5526 - Visiting Nurse and Hospice for Vermont and New Hampshire
news@dartmouth-health.org
Press kit
Patient condition reports for journalists
Dartmouth Health's Media Relations staff provides general patient condition information to journalists within the limitations imposed by the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). A full patient name, age or date of birth, and hometown are required for us to research your request.
For more information, see Patient Conditions Reports for Journalists on the Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center and Clinics website.
Patient interviews
At the discretion of the Media Relations staff, and in consultation with the patient’s medical care team, media requests for interviews are presented to patients and/or family members in a timely manner.
To ensure patient privacy, we do not accommodate requests for in-room or bedside interviews with patients. Even if the patients themselves make arrangements for an interview, it is still dependent on approval from the medical staff and Media Relations before final arrangements will be made.