Dartmouth Health is New Hampshire's only academic health system, serving as the state's most expansive provider of care and its largest private employer. As a non-profit, fully integrated healthcare delivery network, the organization brings together more than 2,300 providers practicing in virtually every area of medicine to serve communities across New Hampshire, Vermont, and northern New England. The system's roots trace back to the founding of Dartmouth Medical School in 1797 - one of America's original four medical schools - and the establishment of Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital nearly a century later, reflecting a foundational commitment to healthcare innovation and compassionate care that remains embedded in the organization's culture today.
The comprehensive Dartmouth Health system includes Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, the state's only academic medical center and only Level I Adult and Level II Pediatric Trauma Center in New Hampshire. The network also encompasses one of only 57 NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Centers in the nation at Norris Cotton Cancer Care Pavilion, Dartmouth Health Children's (New Hampshire's only children's hospital), community hospitals throughout the region, Visiting Nurse and Hospice for Vermont and New Hampshire, and more than 30 Dartmouth Hitchcock Clinics providing primary and specialty care. The organization trains nearly 450 residents and fellows annually across 53 programs and conducts world-class research in partnership with the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, embodying its vision to be a premier academic health system that sets the standard for rural healthcare delivery in the United States.