Editor’s Note: Physician, Heal Thyself
For decades, the Upper Valley has been wrestling with the many complex questions of economic growth. Among them: Which industries will drive the region’s economic future, and where will those industries find the workers they need? For decades the answer to the first question has been, in large part, health care — specifically, the health network now known as Dartmouth-Hitchcock. The system’s anchor is Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical...
Study: Region Doesn’t Need More Natural Gas
Boston — The New England region does not need additional natural gas pipelines to maintain a reliable flow of energy for the next 15 years, according to a study commissioned by Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey and released Wednesday. The report concludes that the region will be able to meet electricity needs through 2030, even on the coldest of winter days, “with or without electric ratepayer investment in new natural gas...
Leadership Upper Valley: Vital Communities program helps build region’s leaders
Every September, as kids head back to school, the Leadership Upper Valley program welcomes another kind of student: adults who want to learn more about the region and how they can contribute to its strength and vitality. “I see Leadership Upper Valley as a great way to help current and upcoming leaders get broad-based access to how the region works — what’s going on … that people need to understand in order to be better at their jobs,...
Leadership Upper Valley: Vital Communities program helps build region’s leaders
Every September, as kids head back to school, the Leadership Upper Valley program welcomes another kind of student: adults who want to learn more about the region and how they can contribute to its strength and vitality. “I see Leadership Upper Valley as a great way to help current and upcoming leaders get broad-based access to how the region works — what’s going on … that people need to understand in order to be better at their jobs,...
At the Hospitals: April 19, 2015
TDI Receives $800,000 For Neonatal Care Study Lebanon — The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice has received a three-year, $800,000 grant from the Anthem Foundation for a nationwide study of neonatal intensive care, the first of its kind, researchers say. “Very few published reports have examined the quality and efficiency of medical care across the full range of newborns and care settings,” Dr. David Goodman,...
