Dartmouth Hitchcock Obligated Group
08/25/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 08/25/2026 08:15
Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center named to Becker’s 100 great hospitals in America 2026 list
Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center (DHMC), Dartmouth Health's flagship hospital and New Hampshire's only Level 1 trauma center and academic medical center, has been named to Becker's Hospital Review's 2026 list of 100 great hospitals in America. Becker's annual list recognizes hospitals that demonstrate excellence across patient care, safety, innovation, and healthcare delivery.
In its 2026 list, Becker's highlights DHMC's leadership in rural healthcare, including its Center for Rural Health Care Delivery Science, which supports early-career researchers focused on rural health disparities, as well as several distinctions and innovations that support patients across the region. DHMC is consistently ranked New Hampshire's No. 1 hospital by U.S. News & World Report and is home to the state's only Level 1 adult and Level 2 pediatric trauma center, children's hospital, and National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center. It is also the only federally designated Level 2 special pathogen treatment center in northern New England. The list also recognizes innovations including Dartmouth Health's partnership with New Hampshire Legal Assistance, DHMC's sustainable prescription bottles and the North Country Maternity Network, which was created to address gaps in rural maternity care.
"Recognition like this reflects the work our teams do every day to provide exceptional care while advancing medicine in a rural setting," said DHMC COO Tom Manion, MPA. "At DHMC, we take seriously our responsibility to serve the region while also helping address the broader challenges facing rural healthcare. Our clinicians, researchers, and staff continue to find new ways to improve care, expand access, and make a difference for patients and communities across northern New England."
Learn more about Becker's top 100 hospitals for 2026 on their website.
About Dartmouth Health
Dartmouth Health, New Hampshire's only academic health system and largest private employer, serves patients across New England. Dartmouth Health provides access to more than 2,300 providers in nearly every area of medicine, delivering care at its flagship hospital, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center (DHMC) in Lebanon, NH. Its network of hospitals, outpatient centers, clinics and home care facilities, spans a broad geographical area. Year after year, DHMC is named the #1 hospital in New Hampshire by U.S. News & World Report, and is consistently recognized for high performance in numerous clinical specialties and procedures. Dartmouth Health includes Dartmouth Cancer Center, northern New England's only National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Centers and one of less than than 60 total nationally; Dartmouth Health Children's, which includes the state's only children's hospital (Children's Hospital at DHMC/CHaD) and more than 20 locations around the region; eight member hospitals in Lebanon, Keene, Claremont, Hampstead, and New London, NH, and Windsor and Bennington, VT; Dartmouth Health Home Care; Dartmouth Health Connected Care Center for Telehealth, serving patients as far away as Texas; and more than 30 primary and multi-specialty clinics across New Hampshire and Vermont. Through its partnership with Dartmouth College, Dartmouth's Geisel School of Medicine and the White River Junction VA Medical Center, Dartmouth Health trains nearly 400 medical residents and fellows annually and performs cutting-edge research and clinical trials with international impact. Dartmouth Health and its more than 16,000 employees are committed to serving the healthcare needs of everyone in the communities it serves and to providing every patient with exceptional, state-of-the-art, personalized care. Learn more at dartmouth-health.org.
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