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Dartmouth Ends TeleICU for Rural Hospitals | Montpelier News
Dartmouth Health is shutting down its TeleICU and TeleEmergency services, leaving rural hospitals in Vermont and New Hampshire without critical specialist support during emergencies. These programs, once lifelines for remote communities, allowed local teams to handle cardiac arrest and trauma without risky patient transfers. Though rarely used daily, they made a vital difference when needed—sometimes hundreds of times a year at places like North Country Healthcare. Dartmouth cites financial unsustainability, despite securing a grant for a new rural platform that excludes emergency consults…
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