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NEW LONDON — New London Hospital will be led by Dr. Lauren A. Geddes Wirth on an interim basis beginning next month, Dartmouth Health announced in a Tuesday news release.Geddes Wirth, New London Hospital’s chief medical officer, is set to begin the...

By NORA DOYLE-BURR

LEBANON — Because of overcrowding, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center is warning patients with “less-pressing healthcare concerns” to expect extended wait times in the emergency department.“The Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center emergency department...

By NICOLA SMITH

CHELSEA — When primary care physician Laura Barber was fired from her job at the Chelsea Health Center in mid-December, town resident Will Gilman, the owner of Will’s Store, lost the doctor with whom he had a long-established trust and rapport. Barber...

LEBANON — The Lebanon Police and Fire departments are scheduled to hold an American Red Cross Blood Drive next week at the American Legion Post 22.The blood drive is set for Wednesday, Jan. 17, 12 to 5 p.m. at 189 Mechanic St. in Lebanon.The American...

LEBANON — Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center has a new chief nursing officer, according to a Dartmouth Health news release.Tracy Galvin, who started May 30, comes to DHMC in Lebanon from the 345-bed Lahey Hospital and Medical Center in Burlington,...

By NORA DOYLE-BURR

LEBANON — The financial picture for Dartmouth Health appears to be improving a bit, according to a recent filing with bondholders.While the Lebanon-based health system continued to lose money in the third quarter of its fiscal year, which ended March...

By NORA DOYLE-BURR

LEBANON — Driven largely by staffing expenses, costs are outstripping revenues at Dartmouth Health, New Hampshire’s largest private employer, according to filings with bondholders last week.The Lebanon-based Dartmouth Health saw a $22.1 million loss,...

By NORA DOYLE-BURR

NEWPORT — Mark Murphy recalls once asking his supervisor at Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan what was burning when he noticed a nearby cloud of smoke.Murphy, 38, who did two deployments with the Air Force between 2006 and 2010, said the supervisor...

By NORA DOYLE-BURR

LEBANON — About 50 employees of Dartmouth Health in Lebanon are slated to become employees of Conifer Health Solutions, a Texas-based company that oversees DH’s billing and collections, starting late next month.The move, scheduled to take effect Oct....

By NORA DOYLE-BURR

LEBANON — Nine new rooms in Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center’s emergency department in Lebanon are expected to open to patients on Thursday, according to a news release.The project, built over 16 months and expected to cost a total of $9.9 million,...

By NORA DOYLE-BURR

CLAREMONT — Valley Regional Hospital is one of just five hospitals in New Hampshire that are not yet a part of larger health systems, but that may be about to change.Late last month, Claremont’s Valley Regional announced it had signed a letter of...

By NORA DOYLE-BURR

LEBANON — In an ideal world, everyone would have a primary care provider they know and trust and see regularly.But an ongoing workforce shortage in primary care means that many people in the Upper Valley are struggling to find that trusted provider,...

By NORA DOYLE-BURR

LEBANON — An Instagram page run by a registered nurse at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon offers an unusual glimpse into the hospital’s culture and climate.The nurse started the page, called dhmc_memes, almost a year ago as a creative...

By NORA DOYLE-BURR

CANAAN — Mascoma Community Health Center will suspend its dental services beginning July 30, following the departure of the center’s current dentist, according to a news release from the nonprofit’s board.The suspension of services leaves about 1,500...

By NORA DOYLE-BURR

LEBANON — Dartmouth Hitchcock clinics in the Upper Valley are not currently accepting new primary care patients. Though some other affiliates of the Dartmouth Health system continue to have openings.“Right now, we are taking a pause on scheduling new...

By NORA DOYLE-BURR

RANDOLPH — Following the retirement of a dentist early this year, there is no longer a dental practice in Randolph that accepts new patients covered by Medicaid, further exacerbating problems with access to oral care for some of the state’s least...

By NORA DOYLE-BURR

HANOVER — Police and school investigations are ongoing after three Hanover High School students were hospitalized after taking pills that school officials believe they acquired from another student.All three students who were hospitalized reported...

By NORA DOYLE-BURR

CANAAN — In spite of strong community support for the Mascoma Community Health Center, it continues to face challenges.The executive director, Rebecca Ekholm, opted not to renew her contract after just one year, and the health center’s medical...

By PATRICK O’GRADY

CLAREMONT — Some kidney dialysis patients in the Claremont area face a one-hour round trip a few times a week on top of their hourslong treatment at the closest clinic in Lebanon. That commute could change soon after the approval of a new clinic that...

By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD, Mass. — A Massachusetts man will soon find his story in a wilderness and environmental medical journal after surviving a gruesome attack from a presumably rabid beaver while swimming in a remote pond two weeks ago.Mark “Pres” Pieraccini,...