DHMC is a 507-inpatient bed hospital and serves as a major tertiary-care referral site for patients throughout northern New England.

It is headquartered in Lebanon, New Hampshire on a 225-acre (91 ha) campus in the heart of the Upper Connecticut River Valley and employs more than 8,000 employees.

[citation needed] In 2024, DHMC was named the #1 hospital in New Hampshire by U.S. News & World Report for the twelfth year in a row.

[6] The medical center also received an “A” Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade in spring 2023, earning 110.77 out of a possible 120 points.

A collection of Audubon prints donated by Laurance and Mary Rockefeller when the hospital first opened in 1991 is featured throughout the complex.

The collection also includes stained glass designed by noted Vermont artist Sabra Field.

Additionally, murals painted on-site by artist Sol Levenson can also be found on Level 3 and in the Radiation Oncology Department.

1988: Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center began construction on a new $228 million facility on a 225-acre wooded site in Lebanon, New Hampshire.

[citation needed] 2010: The Outpatient Surgery Center opened on June 17, adding 41,000 square feet in eight operating rooms just adjacent to the main complex.