About Our Area

New Hampshire and Vermont have always ranked highly when it comes to measuring quality of life. In fact, the State of New Hampshire’s “Life Index,” a compilation of independent national studies on quality of life among the 50 states, rates New Hampshire as #1 and Vermont as #3. These independent evaluations confirm what our colleagues at Dartmouth Health already know: that New Hampshire and Vermont are wonderful places to live, work, and do business. Among the many reasons supporting this claim is the fact we have some of the most advanced educational institutions, best health care and diverse cultural and recreational offerings to be found anywhere in the country.

It is this diverse quality of life that brings vibrancy to not only the towns and villages of the “Upper Valley” where Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center is located but also throughout the regions and urban areas each known for its unique characteristics and nuances. We live here because we want to and, as New Hampshire’s largest employer, all of us at Dartmouth Health will always be “woven into the fabric of our communities.”