DHMC Receives High Praise for Geriatric Emergency Department

Lebanon’s Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center has received a Level One accreditation for its geriatric emergency department.

According to WCAX, the department received this honor from the American College of Emergency Physicians, which comes as a result of the department’s high standard of care for the elderly.

The program, established in 2019, is considered “more relevant than ever” due to the COVID-19 virus largely targeting the geriatric community.

Reportedly, DHMC is the only rural medical center in the country to have received the Level One honor, and one of only 14 establishments in total.