Dartmouth Health to operate behavioral hospital
Becker's Healthcare December 20, 2024
New Hampshire officials have expanded a public-private partnership between the state department of health and Dartmouth Health for the operation of Hampstead Hospital and Residential Treatment Facility.
The new model ensures children will continue to receive psychiatric and residential treatment services while HHRTF continues serving its role in the state’s children’s behavioral health system of care.
Under the seven-year deal, the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services will lease the HHRTF facility on the Hampstead campus to Lebanon, N.H.-based Dartmouth, which will assume clinical, operational and financial responsibility for the facility. Dartmouth and the state department of health will work toward building a children’s center of excellence, expanding access to behavioral health services, providing trauma-informed care and...