Dartmouth-Hitchcock named one of '150 Great Places to Work in Healthcare'

Dartmouth-Hitchcock (D-H), New Hampshire’s largest private employer with more than 9,000 employees statewide, has been named one of150 “Great Places to Work in Healthcare”by the industry journalBecker’s Hospital Review.Becker’sannounced the designation earlier this month, citing D-H on the basis of its benefits offerings, wellness programs, commitment to diversity and inclusion, professional development opportunities and environments that promote employee satisfaction and work-life balance.

“At the heart of our commitment to create a sustainable health system are the people of Dartmouth-Hitchcock,” said D-H CEO and President Dr. James N. Weinstein. “We’re working to improve the lives of the people and communities we serve, for generations to come. Without a skilled, passionate workforce, we cannot deliver on that commitment. It’s gratifying thatBecker’shas acknowledged our efforts to recruit and retain the best people to deliver and support the high-quality, high-value care that our patients and their families expect of us.”

Dartmouth-Hitchcock includes the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center and its Heater Road outpatient clinic in Lebanon, as well as 24 outpatient clinic locations including Community Group Practices in Concord, Manchester, Nashua, and Keene, NH and Bennington, VT. The system also includes affiliated hospitals in New London and Keene, NH, and Windsor, VT.

Becker’s2015 list includes healthcare providers – medical groups, ambulatory surgery centers, home health providers and hospitals and health systems – as well as other types of healthcare-specific companies including consulting firms, technology providers, professional organizations and more. D-H is the only provider in New Hampshire or Vermont included on theBecker’slist. It is regularly rated as the #1 hospital in New Hampshire byUS News & World Report, andwas named to theNewHampshire MagazineHall of Fame as one of the state’s “Best Companies to Work For.”

Becker's Hospital Reviewfeatures up-to-date business and legal news and analysis relating to hospitals and health systems. Content is geared toward high-level hospital leaders, providing content including hospital and health system news, best practices and legal guidance specifically for these decision-makers.Becker's Hospital Reviewreaches an audience of approximately 18,500 healthcare leaders.

ABOUT DARTMOUTH-HITCHCOCK –Dartmouth-Hitchcock(D-H) is a nonprofit academic health system that serves a patient population of 1.2 million in New England. Anchored by Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, NH, the system includes theNorris Cotton Cancer Center, one of only 41 Comprehensive Cancer Centers in the nation; theChildren’s Hospital at Dartmouth-Hitchcock; affiliate hospitals in Keene and New London, NH, and Windsor, VT; and 24 Dartmouth-Hitchcock Clinicsthat provide ambulatory services across New Hampshire and Vermont. D-H provides access to more than 1,000 primary care doctors and specialists in almost every area of medicine. In partnership with theAudrey and Theodor Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouthand theWhite River Junction VA Medical Centerin White River Junction, VT, it trains nearly 400 residents and fellows annually, and performs world-class research.