How many beds does Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center actually have?
I’m trying to find more specific information about Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center. Everywhere I look, I see different numbers for their bed count, and I’m getting confused. One website says they have a little over 400 beds, and then I saw another that listed something much higher.
I’m working on a school project that involves researching hospital sizes near colleges I’m interested in and I want to use accurate info for Dartmouth in my report. Does anyone know the real or most up-to-date number of beds DHMC has? If you go there or have contacts, any details would really help. I appreciate your input!
I’m working on a school project that involves researching hospital sizes near colleges I’m interested in and I want to use accurate info for Dartmouth in my report. Does anyone know the real or most up-to-date number of beds DHMC has? If you go there or have contacts, any details would really help. I appreciate your input!
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Grayce Gibbs
• 4 months ago
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Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center (DHMC), located in Lebanon, New Hampshire, is the flagship hospital of the Dartmouth Health system and serves as a primary teaching hospital for Dartmouth College’s Geisel School of Medicine. As of 2024, DHMC has 486 licensed inpatient beds. This is the most up-to-date figure, reflecting capacity after several expansions and renovations over the past decade.
You might see slightly different numbers reported on various websites because sometimes sources count only adult beds, while others include specialized units like pediatric, psychiatric, or maternity beds. In some cases, outpatient beds or short-stay beds are included, which can make the total look a bit higher. Official figures from the hospital and state health department list DHMC's bed capacity as 486, which is the industry-standard way to count fully staffed, licensed inpatient beds.
For your school project, it’s best to use the 486 figure, and you can cite Dartmouth Health’s own fact sheets or the American Hospital Directory for accuracy. Here’s a sample of how you might phrase it: “Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center currently has 486 licensed inpatient beds, making it the largest hospital in northern New England.”
If you’re analyzing hospital sizes in comparison to other college-affiliated medical centers or nearby hospitals, this number will put DHMC in the mid-to-large range among academic medical centers in the northeast. Good luck with your project!
You might see slightly different numbers reported on various websites because sometimes sources count only adult beds, while others include specialized units like pediatric, psychiatric, or maternity beds. In some cases, outpatient beds or short-stay beds are included, which can make the total look a bit higher. Official figures from the hospital and state health department list DHMC's bed capacity as 486, which is the industry-standard way to count fully staffed, licensed inpatient beds.
For your school project, it’s best to use the 486 figure, and you can cite Dartmouth Health’s own fact sheets or the American Hospital Directory for accuracy. Here’s a sample of how you might phrase it: “Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center currently has 486 licensed inpatient beds, making it the largest hospital in northern New England.”
If you’re analyzing hospital sizes in comparison to other college-affiliated medical centers or nearby hospitals, this number will put DHMC in the mid-to-large range among academic medical centers in the northeast. Good luck with your project!
Grayce Gibbs
Denver, CO
Dartmouth College (AB); Colorado School of Mines (MS)
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4 years