Rising costs and increased competition have led to a wave of hospital mergers over the past decade. Now, only five of New Hampshire’s hospitals remain unaffiliated with larger healthcare organizations. While some smaller hospitals have merged with Dartmouth Health — the largest health care system in the state — others have merged with nearby New Hampshire hospitals or looked south to Massachusetts. And the merger and affiliation trend continues to play out in the Granite State as Catholic Medical Center is seeking a merger with the country’s largest for-profit health care system — HCA Healthcare — while Valley Regional Hospital in Claremont became the newest member of Dartmouth Health in late July.
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