D-H, Buckle Up Coalition Encourage Seat Belt Use
May 17, 2012
Lebanon, NH
Dartmouth-Hitchcock's Injury Prevention Center is joining the Buckle Up New Hampshire (BUNH) Coalition in encouraging drivers to fasten their safety belts and make sure that their passengers follow their example...Read more.
DHMC Stroke Team Achieves Gold-Level Honors
May 14, 2012
Lebanon, NH
The American Heart Association and the American Stroke Association recently recognized the work of the stroke team at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center (DHMC) with their Get With The Guidelines - Stroke Gold Quality Achievement Award. In 2010, DHMC had won the Silver version of the award, which honors hospitals that successfully implement a higher standard of care by ensuring that stroke patients receive treatment for at least 24 months in accord with nationally accepted standards and recommendations...Read more.
Quality Variations Exist, Even Among Leading Health Systems
May 10, 2012
Lebanon, NH
Five leading health systems are changing aspects of how they perform total knee replacements, as a result of data they collected that showed variations in length of stay, length of operating room time, and in-hospital complications...Read more.
DH-led Research Investigates Use of Stem Cells to Treat PAD
May 01, 2012
Lebanon, NH
Research led by vascular surgeons at Dartmouth-Hitchcock may offer new hope to sufferers of peripheral artery disease, the cause of nearly 60,000 lower-limb amputations annually, through the use of a patient's own stem cells...Read more.
D-H Pediatricians Link TV Ads with Youth Obesity, Alcohol Use
April 30, 2012
Boston
Expanding on the long line of Dartmouth-Hitchcock research into the impact of mass media on risky behavior among young people, pediatricians Susanne E. Tanski and Auden C. McClure told colleagues from around the country on April 29 about new evidence linking television advertising of alcohol and fast food with drinking and obesity among teens and young adults...Read more.
Athletic Directors and New Players Welcomed to Inaugural Football Game
April 24, 2012
Manchester, NH
April 24, 2012 (Manchester, NH) The Children's Hospital at Dartmouth-Hitchcock announced today the addition of four new players to the New Hampshire East-West High School All-Star Football Game roster, as well as Athletic Directors Jim Shubert and Patrick O'Neil...Read more.
DHART Air Ambulance Service Honored for Safety Record
April 24, 2012
Lebanon, NH
A just-published study in the Journal of the American Medical Association shows that trauma patients transported to level 1 or level 2 trauma centers have better rates of survival when transported by helicopter than by ground ambulance...Read more.
D-H Celebrates National Medical Laboratory Week April 22-28
April 24, 2012
Lebanon, NH
National Medical Laboratory Professionals Week is April 22-28, and Dartmouth-Hitchcock again celebrates the dedicated professionals who are often the behind-the-scenes members of a laboratory team with one goal in mind: improved patient care and outcomes...Read more.
CMC/DHK Receives Antioch Community Partner Award
April 23, 2012
Keene, NH
Cheshire Medical Center/Dartmouth-Hitchcock Keene received Antioch University New England (AUNE) 2012 President's Community Partner Award in recognition of its exceptional work with Vision 2020...Read more.
Free Colonoscopy Info Session May 24th
April 19, 2012
Keene, NH
Attend a FREE info session and receive a FREE prep kit from the Gastroenterology Department when you book a screening colonoscopy...Read more.
Johnson to Lecture on Health Reform at Koop Institute May 1
April 19, 2012
Hanover, NH
The C. Everett Koop Institute at Dartmouth is inviting the Dartmouth medical community and the Upper Valley community at large to a May 1 lecture at which former ABC News chief medical editor Tim Johnson, MD, will examine what he sees as the most pressing issues in delivery of health care in the United States...Read more.
CHaD Co-Hosts Conference on Protecting Children from Abuse
April 13, 2012
Lebanon, NH
As part of Child Abuse Prevention Month, the Children's Hospital at Dartmouth-Hitchcock (CHaD) recently co-hosted the ninth annual Shield Our Children from Harm Conference...Read more.
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Nashua's New Endoscopy Suite is Now Open!
April 10, 2012
Nashua, NH
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Nashua's new 150,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art, ambulatory care center is now home to a new Endoscopy Suite which opened yesterday for patients and providers...Read more.
First Annual Golf Tournament - Sept 12
April 06, 2012
Keene, NH
Cheshire Medical Center
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Keene's
First Annual Golf Tournament ..Read more.
Gov't of China, Dartmouth in Agreement to Improve Health Care Delivery
April 05, 2012
Lebanon, NH
The Ministry of Health of the People's Republic of China and Dartmouth today jointly announced a plan to support the advancement of health care delivery and services in China, as part of the country's ambitious program to reform its health care system. ..Read more.
Stephen Hathcock, MD Recertified in Integrative Holistic Medicine
April 04, 2012
Keene, NH
Cheshire Medical Center/Dartmouth-Hitchcock Keene is pleased to announce that Stephen Hathcock, MD, in the Department of Family Medicine, recently recertified as a Diplomate of the American Board of Integrative Holistic Medicine. ..Read more.
Dartmouth Names Medical School in Honor of Audrey and Theodor Geisel
April 04, 2012
Hanover, NH
Dartmouth College announced today the naming of its medical school, founded in 1797, in honor of Audrey and Theodor Geisel. Their generosity to Dartmouth during their lifetimes and through their estate plan renders the Geisel family the most significant philanthropist to Dartmouth in its history. Theodor "Ted" Geisel, known worldwide as the author and illustrator, "Dr. Seuss," was a Dartmouth graduate of the Class of 1925...Read more.
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Nashua Receives "Large Business of the Year" Award
March 30, 2012
Nashua, NH
At a luncheon held at the Sky Meadow Country Club today, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Nashua was the recipient of the Eminence Award for "Large Business of the Year." In addition, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Nashua Medical Director, Dr. Sanders Burstein, was recognized as a nominee for "Business Person of the Year."..Read more.
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Nashua Welcomes Jiaxuan Zhu, PA-C
March 29, 2012
Lebanon, NH
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Nashua is pleased to welcome Jiaxuan Zhu, PA-C, to the Gastroenterology Department. She is a Certified Physician Assistant and her clinical interests include GI diseases...Read more.
Cancer Center Researchers Find New Cancer-Fighting Drug Combination
March 29, 2012
Lebanon, NH
Researchers at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Norris Cotton Cancer Center have found that combinations of certain cancer-fighting drugs significantly increase their cancer-killing ability compared to their individual effectiveness...Read more.
Welcome New Board Members
March 27, 2012
Keene, NH
Cheshire Medical Center/Cheshire Health Foundation welcomes four new members to its Board of Trustees: William Kelleher, Mary Ann Kristiansen, Geoffrey Molina, and Gregg Tewksbury...Read more.
Meyer, International Quality Expert, Joins Dartmouth-Hitchcock
March 22, 2012
Lebanon, NH
Gregg Meyer, MD, MSc, an internationally known leader in health care quality and safety, has been named to the newly-created post of Chief Clinical Officer and Executive Vice President for Population Health for the Dartmouth-Hitchcock (D-H) health system. ..Read more.
Becker's Profiles Abdu for Orthopaedics Acumen, Leadership
March 22, 2012
Lebanon, NH
Becker's Orthopedic, Spine & Pain Management Review has named Dartmouth-Hitchcock orthopaedic surgeon William A. Abdu, MD, MS, to its list of "207 Spine Surgeons & Specialists to Know."..Read more.
51 Dartmouth-Hitchcock Physicians Cited as Top Doctors in NH
March 22, 2012
Lebanon, NH
New Hampshire Magazine recently named 51 Dartmouth-Hitchcock physicians, spanning 40 different specialties, to its list of the leading physicians in New Hampshire, in the magazine's April edition, on newsstands now. ..Read more.
Surgeon General Cites Cancer Center Work in New Youth Smoking Report
March 19, 2012
Lebanon, NH
It's shocking. Every day, more than 1,200 people in the United States die from smoking-related causes - more than 440,000 Americans every year. Yet for each of those deaths, at least two youth or young adults under 25 become regular smokers each day. And almost 90 percent of these replacement smokers smoke their first cigarette by age 18...Read more.
Janet Aug, OD Earns Certification in Optometry
March 15, 2012
Keene, NH
Cheshire Medical Center/Dartmouth-Hitchcock Keene is pleased to announce that Janet Aug, OD, was one of the first optometrists in the nation, and one of only three in the state of New Hampshire, to become board certified by the American Board of Optometry (ABO)...Read more.
Dartmouth Medical School Rises in Latest US News Rankings
March 14, 2012
Hanover, NH
Dartmouth Medical School (DMS) continues to climb among the ranks of the nation's top medical schools, according to the latest survey by U.S. News & World Report magazine. ..Read more.
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Awards Research Grant to Dartmouth-Hitchcock's Madan
March 09, 2012
Lebanon, NH
Under a grant of almost $300,000 from a non-profit affiliate of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Dartmouth-Hitchcock neonatologist Juliette C. Madan, MD, MS, will spend the next three years tracking the development of microbes in the lungs and intestines of infants with cystic fibrosis, in search of new approaches to treatment of young patients with the genetic disease that causes life-threatening infection of the lungs and premature death...Read more.
NCCC Manchester Welcomes Fellowship Trained Phillip J. Manno, MD, FACP
March 08, 2012
Manchester, NH
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Norris Cotton Cancer Center Manchester welcomes hematology-oncology provider Phillip J. Manno, MD, FACP...Read more.
Radiation Research Aims to Improve Disaster Response
March 01, 2012
Lebanon, NH
With the one year anniversary of the worst nuclear disaster since Chernobyl drawing near, researchers at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Norris Cotton Cancer Center are working on revolutionary technology that will drastically improve doctors' ability to diagnose radiation exposure from unexpected events...Read more.
Mammography Services Earns Accreditation
February 28, 2012
Keene, NH
Cheshire Medical Center's Radiology Department has been awarded a three-year Gold Seal of Accreditation in Mammography as the result of a recent review by the American College of Radiology (ACR). The ACR Gold Seal of Accreditation represents the highest level of image quality and patient safety. Pictured below are Registered technologists specializing in mammography, left to right: Nancy Welnak, Brenda Mudge, Tisha Howe, Meloney Hayward and Ellen Adams...Read more.
NCCC Nashua Welcomes Carolyn R. Chungu, APRN, MS
February 28, 2012
Nashua, NH
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Norris Cotton Cancer Center Nashua welcomes Carolyn R. Chungu, APRN, MSN. Ms. Chungu is certified by the American College of Nurse Practitioners. She received her Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) from MGH Institute of Health Professions in Boston, MA. ..Read more.
Alcohol in Movies Influences Young Teen Habits
February 24, 2012
Lebanon, NH
Teens exposed to alcohol use in films are at risk for binge drinking and other risky behaviors, Cancer Center study shows...Read more.
ICU/Telemetry Unit at CMC/D-HK earns silver 2012 Beacon Award
February 14, 2012
Keene, NH
National three-year award marks a significant milestone on the path to exceptional patient care and achieving a healthy work environment...Read more.
15th Dartmouth Community Medical School Series Gets Personal
February 14, 2012
Hanover, NH
The Dartmouth Community Medical School (DCMS) this spring will explore the shift of health care treatment toward personalized care...Read more.
Resource Center Offers Guidance to Elders and Their Family Caregivers
February 08, 2012
Lebanon, NH
The Dartmouth-Hitchcock Aging Resource Center (ARC) is offering guidance for caregivers to aging parents and for elders adjusting to the role reversal of receiving care from their grown children...Read more.
Internist Alexandra Van Dyck, MD Joins Family Medicine
February 01, 2012
Keene, NH
Cheshire Medical Center/Dartmouth-Hitchcock Keene (CMC/DHK) welcomes Alexandra Van Dyck, MD, Internist, to the Department of Family Medicine.
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Kenneth Stroub, DO Joins the Urgent Appointment Department at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Nashua
January 30, 2012
Nashua, NH
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Nashua is pleased to welcome Kenneth Stroub, DO to the Urgent Appointments Department. Dr. Stroub is a board-certified family practitioner. His clinical interests include dermatological conditions, orthopedics, and laceration/injury management...Read more.
Spine Center Cited in National Study of Patient Health, Involvement
January 30, 2012
Lebanon, NH
The Spine Center at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center is showing the way for health care organizations around the country to reduce unnecessary surgeries and involve more patients and their families in deciding the best choices for treatment, according to a case study conducted for the National Priorities Partnership...Read more.
Quality Medical Press Releases Help Newspapers to Better Inform Public
January 27, 2012
Lebanon, NH
Medical journal press releases are the most direct way that journals communicate with the news media about new research. According to a study in the British Medical Journal, press release quality appears to have an important effect on the quality of subsequent newspaper stories. With high quality press releases, key information - basic study facts, quantification of results, acknowledgment of limitations - is substantially more likely to appear in newspaper stories. Low quality press releases, those omitting such key information, may actually make newspaper stories worse than if there were no press release at all...Read more.
US Immunologists to Honor DMS' Green
January 27, 2012
Hanover, NH
The American Association of Immunologists (AAI) will honor Dartmouth Medical School's chair of microbiology and immunology for his work on public policy issues and his advocacy of research funding on behalf of fellow immunologists and other scientists...Read more.
Behavior-Therapy Group for Diabetes Forming
January 24, 2012
Lebanon, NH
The Department of Psychiatry at Dartmouth Medical School (DMS) is inviting people with type-2 diabetes and pre-diabetes to join a new group using cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) to adjust attitudes and lifestyle behaviors that contribute to and aggravate the disease...Read more.
D-H Concussion Workshops Offer Athlete Testing, Guidance
January 17, 2012
Lebanon, NH
Dartmouth-Hitchcock's team of sports-medicine practitioners is inviting athletes ages 11 to 65, as well as parents, coaches, and trainers of athletes, to workshops that will include tests and guidance to prepare athletes for the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of concussions. ..Read more.
Bekah L. Kittredge, CNM, MSN, Now Seeing Patients in Bedford
January 16, 2012
Bedford, NH
Dartmouth-Hitchcock is pleased to welcome Bekah L. Kittredge, CNM, MSN to their Obstetrics, Gynecology & Nurse Midwifery team...Read more.
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Nashua's New Facility to open for Patients on Monday, January 16
January 13, 2012
Nashua, NH
On Monday, January 16, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Nashua's new facility is opening their doors to patients. This new medical home is a 150,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art, ambulatory care center, located at 2300 Southwood Drive off of Exit 8 of the Everett Turnpike in Nashua. The new facility combines the services of Dartmouth-Hitchcock Nashua East, West and Squires Centers, and features a patient-centered and environmentally friendly design, to serve as One Healthy Location to meet patients' needs...Read more.
D-H's Liu Named 'Innovation Advisor' by CMS
January 10, 2012
Lebanon, NH
The federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently chose Dartmouth-Hitchcock hospitalist Stephen K. Liu, MD, MPH, from among 920 applicants for 73 positions as "innovation advisors" to the agency...Read more.
Nurse Managers Honored for Supporting Colleagues with Military Duties
January 04, 2012
Lebanon, NH
Two nurse managers at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center (DHMC) recently received Patriot Awards from the National Guard and Reserve for their support of employees juggling military-service obligations with their patient-care responsibilities. ..Read more.
D-H Psychiatrist Co-Authors Report on Novel Treatment for Depression
January 03, 2012
Lebanon, NH
Dartmouth-Hitchcock psychiatrist Paul E. Holtzheimer, MD, is lead author of a new study showing how deep brain stimulation (DBS) in a particular region of the mind can safely and effectively treat depression in patients with either unipolar major depressive disorder (MDD) or bipolar II disorder (BP)...Read more.
Catherine M. Raymond, MSN, APRN Joins the Hospitalist Program at CMC
December 27, 2011
Lebanon, NH
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Manchester is pleased to announce the addition of Catherine M. Raymond, MSN, APRN, to the Hospitalist Program at Catholic Medical Center (CMC)...Read more.
Becker's Names D-H's Siegel One of Top 125 Gastroenterologists in US
December 22, 2011
Lebanon, NH
Becker's ASC Review recently listed Dartmouth-Hitchcock gastroenterologist Corey Siegel, MD, among the 125 leading practitioners and researchers in his field...Read more.
Kohl's Department Stores Donates $27,752 to CHaD
December 20, 2011
Lebanon, NH
Dede Carpenter, manager of Kohl's Department Store in West Lebanon, delivered a check to CHaD today in the amount of $27,752 on behalf of the Kohl's Cares..Read more.
Sujal S. Shah, MD Joins Norris Cotton Cancer Center Manchester
December 19, 2011
Manchester, NH
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Norris Cotton Cancer Center Manchester welcomes fellowship trained hematology-oncology provider Sujal S. Shah, MD...Read more.
Dartmouth-Hitchcock to Participate as
Medicare Pioneer Accountable Care Organization
December 19, 2011
Lebanon, NH
Dartmouth-Hitchcock has been selected to participate in the Pioneer Accountable Care Organization (ACO) model, a transformative new initiative sponsored by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Innovation Center...Read more.
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Joins Contract to Improve Patient Safety
December 16, 2011
Lebanon, NH
Dartmouth-Hitchcock is among a group of seven health systems contracted to develop and share a national learning experience, which will be accessible to all interested U.S. hospitals. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services awarded the $2.7 million contract as part of its Partnership for Patients Hospital Engagement Networks initiative. ..Read more.
Dunkin' Donuts Donates Toys, Electronics to CHaD
December 15, 2011
Lebanon, NH
Dunkin' Donuts, America's all-day, everyday stop for coffee and baked goods, today announced a $10,000 donation of toys and electronics to the Children's Hospital at Dartmouth-Hitchcock (CHaD), New Hampshire's only comprehensive, full-service children's hospital...Read more.
D-H, DMS Earn Accreditation, Commendation for Continuing Education
December 12, 2011
Lebanon, NH
The continuing education program at Dartmouth-Hitchcock and Dartmouth Medical School has received accreditation with commendation for being a "change agent" in advancing the continued learning of physicians and health professionals...Read more.
Three DMS Researchers Named AAAS Fellows
December 09, 2011
Hanover, NH
The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) has named three scholars from Dartmouth Medical School (DMS) as fellows in the world's largest general scientific society...Read more.
Coaches Named for CHaD's Inaugural NH East-West Football Game
November 30, 2011
Lebanon, NH
In 189 days, the inaugural CHaD New Hampshire East-West High School Football All-Star Game powered by the Bedford Ambulatory Surgical Center (BASC) will kick-off for the first time making history as New Hampshire's first intra-state battle of top high school talent. ..Read more.
Summit Distributing and ExxonMobil Stations Donate $73K to CHaD
November 30, 2011
Lebanon, NH
On November 22, Tom Frawley and Alicia Russell from Summit Distributing and Joseph Korabeck from ExxonMobil Fuels delivered a check to CHaD in the amount of $73,329.23 as a result of the September Fill Up 4 Kids Campaign...Read more.
Dr. John Modlin Named CHaD Interim Director
November 28, 2011
Lebanon, NH
John F. Modlin, MD, chair of pediatrics at Dartmouth Medical School and Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, will serve as interim director of the Children's Hospital at Dartmouth...Read more.
Dartmouth Researchers Identify New Factor in Breast Cancer
November 22, 2011
Lebanon, NH
A new "pioneer" factor, called PBX1, discovered by researchers at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Norris Cotton Cancer Center may help unlock the keys to understanding how breast cancer tumors develop resistance to current therapies...Read more.
