** Our Mission **
We lead our community to become the nation’s healthiest through our clinical and service excellence, collaboration, and compassion for every patient, every time.
A Sense of Place Cheshire Medical Center and Dartmouth-Hitchcock Keene are located in Keene, NH a city of approximately 22,000 residents in the beautiful southwest corner of New Hampshire. Keene is conveniently located between.
Boston, MA and Hartford, CT. (110 miles to each city). It is in the heart of some of New England's finest recreational and historical areas and home to Keene State College and Antioch University New England.
History Of Cheshire Medical Center
Market driven reform during the mid nineties brought significant changes to health care. The renovation of outpatient facilities earlier in the decade enhanced the hospital's ability to respond to managed care and changes in federal health programs. A renewed emphasis on healthier communities, the availability of new technology coupled with continuous quality improve-ment activities, encouraged the expansion of services beyond hospital walls into communities and the formation of new relationships with providers.
In 1995 The Cheshire Medical Center completed a community health assessment and assumed a leadership position in improving health status locally. New programs for community health education and a community health coordinator were added. A hospital Internet site was created in 1995, providing interactive health information to the community. Cardiac, pulmonary and industrial rehabilitation programs moved into renovated space on the fourth floor. Medical and radiation oncology services were integrated at The Kingsbury Center for Cancer Care in 1996, providing comprehensive cancer care locally. FOCUS, a partial hospitalization program for adolescents with behavioral difficulties was opened in the spring of 1997, and C&H Health System of the Monadnock Region was formed, integrating the hospital with Home Healthcare, Hospice and Community Services, setting the stage for future collaborative efforts between the hospital and other area providers committed to creating a healthier community.
A BRIEF HISTORY
* 1892 - Elliot Hospital
* 1920's - Elliot Community Hospital and Elliot Hall - Keene State College
