Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital in Lebanon, NH
Also known as Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
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About Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital
Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital is an acute care hospital in Lebanon, Grafton County, New Hampshire. It reports its ownership to Medicare as nonprofit (private). It provides emergency services. It is listed as a Level I trauma center. Its CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating is 3 out of 5. It has 396 licensed beds, according to state license data via HIFLD. It meets the CMS Birthing-Friendly designation criteria for maternity care. The nearest other listed hospital is Alice Peck Day Memorial Hospital, about 2.5 mi away.
Quality ratings
How this hospital compares with the national rate on each measure group:
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital General Information. How star ratings work.
Emergency room times
Lower times are better. Reporting period ending September 2025. Source: CMS Timely and Effective Care. What these numbers mean.
Infections and sepsis care
- MRSA bloodstream infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.44
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)Better than national · SIR 0.37
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.48
- Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI)No different · SIR 0.79
- Surgical site infections after abdominal hysterectomyWorse than national · SIR 3.35
- Surgical site infections after colon surgeryWorse than national · SIR 1.70
57% of patients with severe sepsis or septic shock received all the recommended early care steps (SEP-1). Higher is better.
SIR is the standardized infection ratio: below 1 means fewer infections than predicted for a hospital like this one. Period ending September 2025. Source: CMS Healthcare-Associated Infections and Timely and Effective Care.
What patients say
- Patient survey star rating
- Would definitely recommend79%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1073%
- Completed surveys1,796
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
43.67566, -72.26987
Nearby hospitals
- Alice Peck Day Memorial Hospital10 Alice Peck Day Drive, Lebanon, NH · Emergency roomCritical access hospital2.5 mi
- White River Jct VA Medical Center163 Veterans Drive, White River Junction, VT · Emergency roomVA medical center4.1 mi
- Mt Ascutney Hospital289 County Road, Windsor, VT · Emergency roomCritical access hospital15 mi
- Valley Regional Hospital243 Elm Street, Claremont, NH · Emergency roomCritical access hospital20 mi
- New London Hospital273 County Road, New London, NH · Emergency roomCritical access hospital22 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital located?
Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital is at 1 Medical Center Drive, Lebanon, NH 03756 in Grafton County.
Does Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital have an emergency room?
Yes. Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 264 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital?
Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital has a CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating of 3 out of 5. The rating combines measures of mortality, safety of care, readmission, patient experience and timely and effective care, compared with hospitals nationwide.
Is Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital a trauma center?
Yes. It is listed as a Level I trauma center in the HIFLD hospitals data, which is compiled from state trauma registries (source date April 2024). Trauma designations are renewed periodically, so confirm with the New Hampshire EMS or trauma program. In an emergency, call 911: paramedics take seriously injured patients to the right trauma center.
What is the phone number of Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (603) 650-5000.
Would patients recommend Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (1,796 completed surveys), 79% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 73% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
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