Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health, founded in 1797, is a non-profit academic health system headquartered in New Hampshire. It is the state's only academic health system, its most expansive provider of care, and its largest private employer. The system employs more than 2,300 providers and trains nearly 450 residents and fellows annually across 53 programs.
Key facilities include the Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, the state's only academic medical center and its sole Level I Adult and Level II Pediatric Trauma Center. The system also operates the Norris Cotton Cancer Care Pavilion, one of only 57 NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Centers in the nation, and Dartmouth Health Children's, New Hampshire's only children's hospital. Its clinical network comprises more than 30 Dartmouth Hitchcock Clinics providing primary and specialty care, alongside the Visiting Nurse and Hospice for Vermont and New Hampshire.
The organization's operational footprint covers New Hampshire, Vermont, and Northern New England. It has a stated vision to be a premier academic health system that sets the standard for rural healthcare delivery in the United States, with a foundational commitment to healthcare innovation.