Patients and Communities

Energy Plant Supervisor, Engineering, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center

Level 2: The Best Kept Secret in a Hospital That Never Stops

Called the heart and engine of the hospital, this floor is filled with employees who may be out of view but who take visible pride in tending to the needs of patients and the people who care for them.

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Woman holding medicine ball

How the Center for Pain and Spine Treats Chronic Pain

Team members of the Functional Restoration Program work with patients to improve the quality of life and work with practicality in mind.

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food pantry shelf

Where To Go if You Are in Need of Food

If you are finding it hard to meet your own or your family’s dietary or nutrition needs, these Vermont and New Hampshire organizations can help. Most accept donations, too.

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WMUR Screenshot of Bill Lee with cardiologist Dr. Chaudry

The Story of Retired Boston Red Sox Pitcher Bill "Spaceman" Lee's Return to the Mound

After multiple medical centers were unable to treat famed Red Sox pitcher Bill “Spaceman” Lee, Dartmouth Health cardiologist Hannah Chaudry, MD got him back to playing baseball.

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Janet Carroll

Invisible Victims

Dartmouth Health employees tackle human trafficking by spreading awareness, providing guidance and giving support to staff and patients.

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Dr Evans with Klaus Faber looking at photo album

How an 86-Year-Old Got Out of His Wheelchair to Adventure Again

Told he was inoperable, outdoor adventurer Klaus Faber thought he was bound to a wheelchair for the rest of his life. Then, he met Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center neurosurgical oncologist, Linton T. Evans, MD

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Kristen Frechette, RN, works with two cardiology and cardiac rehabilitation patients

A Day in the Life of Cardiac Rehabilitation Nurse Manager Kristen Frechette, RN

How one Dartmouth Health nurse helps give cardiac patients the confidence to go back and do the things they love.

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kidney donor hikers at the top of Mt. Kilimanjaro

How One Woman’s Selfless Act to Donate A Kidney Led Her to the Top of the World

Less than a year after donating a kidney, Maureen Murphy hiked Mt. Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, Africa, to raise awareness for organ donation.

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Vicki Cutone spin-a-thon

A Sarcoma Patient Recovers and Helps Others Through Spinning

Spinning led cancer survivor Vicki Cutone to The Prouty and then to start a fundraiser to educate and raise awareness about sarcoma.

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Liz Stutzmann

A Pancreatitis Patient Finds the Answer to Her Illness

After she became ragingly sick, Liz Stutzmann thought she was in trouble, until she received a pancreatectomy from Dartmouth Health.

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