# Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center

Type: Company

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## Timeline

- **2026-08-18**: Decision reported by VTDigger and regional outlets — Dartmouth Health confirms it expects to end Tele-ICU and Tele-ED, citing unsustainable costs at current scale without external support.
- **2026-08-14**: Dartmouth Health notifies Grace Cottage Hospital — Grace Cottage Hospital confirms it was told Friday of the decision to close Tele-ED services and is working through the closure timeline.

## Recent coverage (1 stories)

### Dartmouth Health to End Tele-ICU/ED, Threatening 5 Vermont Hospitals
2026-08-18 23:57:56 · Sentiment: Neutral · Impact: 5/10 · Sources: 2

Dartmouth Health plans to end its Tele-ICU and Tele-ED programs, cutting remote critical care and emergency specialist access at five Vermont hospitals and others in the region. A spokesperson said costs at current scale, without external support, are unsustainable. The move signals a financial reckoning for high-acuity rural telehealth as pandemic-era funding and flexibilities fade.
Full story: https://gethealthbrief.com/story/dartmouth-health-tele-icu-tele-ed-closure-five-vermont-hospitals

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