Cheshire Medical Center

CHESHIRE MEDICAL CENTER (CHESHIRE) IS A COMMUNITY HOSPITAL LOCATED IN KEENE, NEW HAMPSHIRE. CHESHIRE IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION, AS DESCRIBED IN SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE (THE CODE) AND IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES ON RELATED INCOME PURSUANT TO SECTION 501(A) OF THE CODE. THE HOSPITAL IS A MEMBER OF THE DARTMOUTH HEALTH SYSTEM ("DH"), A NOT-FOR-PROFIT TAX-EXEMPT CORPORATION WITH A PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS AT ONE MEDICAL CENTER DRIVE, LEBANON, NEW HAMPSHIRE. CONSISTENT WITH THE DH VISION AND STRATEGY TO CREATE A SUSTAINABLE HEALTH SYSTEM, CHESHIRE AND DH SHARE A COMMON COMMITMENT TO IMPROVING POPULATION HEALTH, VALUE-BASED CARE, AND CREATING NEW PAYMENT MODELS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE CITIZENS OF NEW HAMPSHIRE AND VERMONT. CHESHIRE PROVIDES A BROAD RANGE OF PATIENT SERVICES AND HEALTH-RELATED COMMUNITY SERVICES, CONSISTENT WITH ITS ROLE AS A COMMUNITY HOSPITAL. THESE INCLUDE A FULL RANGE OF SERVICES IN BOTH ACUTE AND CRITICAL MEDICINE, SURGERY, AND REHABILITATION. DURING FY25, CHESHIRE PROVIDED 228,060 PROVIDER VISITS AND HAD 3,769 HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS AND DISCHARGES. THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT WAS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC 24 HOURS PER DAY, 7 DAYS PER WEEK AND HAD 21,996 ER PATIENT VISITS. THERE ARE A TOTAL OF 259 PROVIDERS CONSISTING OF 149 PHYSICIANS AND 110 ASSOCIATE PROVIDERS. EACH YEAR, CHESHIRE MEDICAL CENTER FILES AN ANNUAL COMMUNITY BENEFIT REPORT WITH THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE WHICH OUTLINES THE COMMUNITY AND CHARITABLE BENEFITS CHESHIRE PROVIDES. THE MOST RECENT COMMUNITY BENEFIT REPORTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST OR CAN BE FOUND ON CHESHIRE'S WEBSITE (https://www.cheshiremed.org/about/community-benefits-reporting). During FY2025, Cheshire's Community Benefit priorities centered around improving healthcare access in rural communities, behavioral health supports, substance use disorder prevention and supports, and aging population services. IN TOTAL, CHESHIRE PROVIDED more than $17 MILLION IN COMMUNITY BENEFITS INCLUDING UNREIMBURSED CHARITY CARE, HEALTH SERVICES, HEALTH PROFESSION EDUCATION, SUBSIDIZED HEALTH SERVICES, AND COMMUNITY-BUILDING ACTIVITIES. THESE CONTRIBUTIONS ARE IN ADDITION TO THE OVER $49 MILLION DOLLARS IN UNREIMBURSED MEDICARE COSTS ABSORBED BY CHESHIRE.