Author: Nora Doyle-Burr -Valley News

Former office manager for Dartmouth student newspaper pleads guilty to embezzlement

Defendant allegedly stole money from the newspaper via PayPal accounts, using the funds for personal expenses

Dartmouth warns of longer waits in ED

Because of overcrowding, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center (DHMC) in Lebanon is warning patients with “less pressing” health care concerns to expect extended wait times in the emergency department.

Dartmouth 5-year plan to focus on mental health

Dartmouth College released a new strategic plan for mental health and well-being, following President Sian Leah Beilock’s inaugural address.

Amazon now owns clinic serving Dartmouth College employees

Dartmouth Health Connect is now One Medical in new acquisition

Upper Valley nursing homes: federal staffing proposal ignores workforce realities

New Biden-mandated rules for long-term care facilities overshadows staffing struggles

NH AG clears way for Canaan health clinic’s partnership plan

Charitable Trusts Unit sets forth conditions for health center to follow before moving forward with plan

New building to house Colby-Sawyer College’s expanded nursing program

School breaks ground on $19 million Janet Udall Schaefer ‘52 Center for Health Sciences

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center project to bring more patient beds in May

Opening of new $150 million patient pavilion will meet growing demand for services

Looking for $120m in cuts, Dartmouth Health plans hiring freeze, job reviews

Continued workforce shortage ‘primary contributor’ to financial challenges, health system says

Dartmouth Health, CMC scrap merger

Moves comes after AG rejects merger, citing need for ‘free, fair and robust competition’

Colby-Sawyer College nursing program gets shot in the arm with plan for new building

School seeks to expand role in meeting healthcare worker shortage with $10.5 million facility

To avoid Covid-19 vaccination, Claremont woman quit her job

DHMC pharmacy technician says ‘there’s still not enough long-term studies’

New Hampshire, Vermont are excelling at vaccination, but there’s plenty more to do

‘We’ve done great,’ but potential surge is still possible

Covid-19 has kept an outsized number of women out of the region’s workforce

Pandemic highlights the link between work barriers, child care

Covid-19 dealt a financial blow to Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health

Fiscal 2020 loss totaled $84 million despite millions in CARES Act funds

Dartmouth-Hitchcock experts discuss pandemic with Fauci in virtual meeting

Says ‘we’ve got to be very flexible’ in reopening schools

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NH groups spark interest in the building and restoration trades

The availability of affordable yet well-maintained housing has become a perennial issue in New Hampshire communities and in the New Hampshire Legislature. While local and state policies and programs may open pathways to increased housing opportunities, policies alone won’t create new housing or keep existing homes in safe and livable condition.

Advocates urge change to school funding formula

Property taxes pay for 70% of public education costs in NH

Buttigieg, Goodlander back increased government support for child care

In a tour of New Hampshire ahead of this year’s elections, former U.S. transportation secretary Pete Buttigieg spoke in favor of increasing government support for child care in a roundtable discussion at the Granite YMCA in Concord.

New research shows high costs, limited funding led to decline in early education programs in NH

Slim profit margins, high operating costs, low staff compensation and limited government funding led to an 11% net loss in licensed child care programs in New Hampshire between 2017 and 2025, according to new research from the UNH Carsey School of Public Policy.