LEBANON – Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center (DHMC), the flagship academic medical center of Dartmouth Health, has once again been recognized by U.S. News & World Report as New Hampshire’s Best Hospital in the U.S. News Best Hospitals 2023-24 rankings, which were released this week.

“Everyone working in healthcare has faced tremendous challenges in the last few years. Our teams at DHMC have been no exception,” said Susan A. Reeves, EdD, RN, CENP, executive vice president of DHMC. “Despite the many hurdles, our teams continue to deliver world-class care day in and day out, and their commitment to our patients has never wavered. I’m tremendously proud that our hospital has once again been recognized as the Granite State’s best, and this honor would not be possible without all of our staff–clinical, operational, administrative and many more.”

DHMC was also recognized as “high performing” in the adult specialty of cancer, as well as in 15 common adult procedures and conditions, including:

Abdominal aortic aneurysm repair

Aortic valve surgery

Back surgery (spinal fusion)

Colon cancer surgery

Heart attack

Heart bypass surgery

Heart failure

Hip replacement

Knee replacement

Leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma

Lung cancer surgery

Ovarian cancer surgery

Prostate cancer surgery

Stroke

Uterine cancer surgery

Two other Dartmouth Health members were also recognized in several areas. Alice Peck Day Memorial Hospital was recognized by U.S. News as high-performing in hip replacement, and Cheshire Medical Center was recognized as high-performing in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and pneumonia care.

The annual Best Hospitals rankings and ratings, now in their 34th year, are designed to assist patients and their doctors in making informed decisions about where to receive care for challenging health conditions or for common elective procedures. To compile the annual list, U.S. News & World Report evaluates hospital performance in 15 adult specialties, 10 pediatric specialties and 17 surgical procedures and medical conditions in more than 5,000 medical centers nationwide. The methodologies behind the rankings in most areas of care are based largely or entirely on objective measures such as risk-adjusted survival and readmission rates, volume, patient experience, patient safety and quality of nursing, among other care-related indicators. For more information, visit: https://health.usnews.com/health-care/best-hospitals/articles/faq-how-and-why-we-rank-and-rate-hospitals.