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DHMC re-designated as Baby-Friendly
Dartmouth Health’s Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center (DHMC) has once again achieved the international Baby-Friendly designation from Baby-Friendly USA after a rigorous review process.

Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center's Heart and Vascular researchers look at need for preoperative stress testing
Using nationwide vascular registries and data, multiple Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center (DHMC) studies show that doctors may need to change who they order stress tests for before surgery.

Associated Press: DHMC nurse saved by colleagues during cardiac arrest—while training to treat cardiac arrest patients
Andy Hoang, RN, began her nursing career at DHMC this spring

DHMC named to U.S. News & World Report 2024 Best Hospitals for Maternity Care
Best Hospitals for Maternity Care is an annual evaluation designed to assist expectant parents, in consultation with their prenatal care team, in making informed decisions about where to receive care that best meets their family’s needs.

Samantha E. White, DO, MPH, joins OB-GYN team at Dartmouth Hitchcock Clinics Nashua
White is currently accepting new patients

Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center selected as pilot site for nationwide Anti-Stigma Initiative
This opportunity highlights DHMC’s dedication to improving its response to individuals with a substance use disorder, and actively combating the harmful stigma associated with addiction.

Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center’s Patient Pavilion chosen among competitors nationally for Green Building Showcase
The annual awards program is a snapshot of the leading edge in green building practices around the country.

Health equity and rural healthcare
Dartmouth Health’s CEO and president, Joanne M. Conroy, MD, talks with Donald M. Berwick, MD, MPP, former administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

DHMC’s section chief of palliative care honored with national award for compassionate care
Kathryn B. Kirkland, MD, was one of six recipients of 2023 National Compassionate Caregivers of the Year Award.

Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center only hospital in northern New England to offer limb-saving procedure to patients destined for amputation
DHMC one of just 25 hospitals nationally to offer LimFlow