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Dartmouth Health addresses emergency department capacity concerns at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center
While ED staff will continue to prioritize patients who are most urgently in need of care, patients with less pressing healthcare concerns coming to the DHMC ED should expect extended wait times.

Dartmouth Health researchers studying hand screening technique for early diagnosis of life-threatening multi-system disorder
Cardiologists, orthopaedic surgeons, and pathologists at DHMC are collaborating on groundbreaking research aimed at identifying early signs of amyloidosis, a progressive and multi-system disorder.

The Board of Trustees for Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center and Dartmouth Hitchcock Clinics elects three new members
Their terms were effective on January 1, 2024.

Center for Digestive Health physicians receive national awards
Lee M. Kaplan, MD, PhD, was given the Thomas A. Wadden Award for Distinguished Mentorship from the Obesity Society, and Richard I. Rothstein, MD, was named a Master of the American College of Gastroenterology.

“Loneliness is not a personal failing”: Dartmouth Health psychologist offers advice for forging connection, feeling better
The U.S. Surgeon General has issued a public health advisory about the dangers of loneliness, saying it impacts half of all American adults.

Dartmouth Health adopts robotic-assisted technology to aid in joint replacement surgery
Robotic joint replacement technology available at both DHMC and Alice Peck Day Memorial Hospital.

DHMC honors organ, tissue donors by contributing to Donate Life Rose Parade Float
The float will include a dedication garden made up of roses with handwritten dedications by transplant hospital CEOs across the country, including Dartmouth Health's Joanne M. Conroy, MD.

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.

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.