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Nonprofit schools and colleges are an essential part of education in New Hampshire.Pending Hospital Transactions
The Charitable Trusts Unit reviews acquisition transactions involving health care organizations in New Hampshire. Pursuant to RSA7:19-b, the organizations must file a notice together with relevant documents. The Director of Charitable Trusts may then make seek further information from the organizations. The notices, relevant documents and other information received relating to pending transactions will be posted on this page.
Littleton Regional Hospital Withdrawal North Country Healthcare
The Charitable Trusts Unit issued its report on September 20, 2019 objecting to the proposed withdrawal of Littleton Regional Hospital from North Country Healthcare 
. It remains under review by the Consumer Protection and Antitrust Bureau.
Exeter Hospital/Wentworth-Douglass Hospital/Massachusetts General Hospital
On May 23, 2019, Exeter Health Resources (EHR) filed a Notice pursuant to RSA 7:19-b of a proposed acquisition transaction involving Wentworth-Douglass Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital. Under the proposal, Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) will form a new New Hampshire organization (Partners Health System - PHS) which will become the "parent" of both Exeter Hospital (EH) and Wentworth-Douglass Hospital (WDH). RSA 7:19-b calls for the Director of Charitable Trusts to review the proposed transaction, with a report due by September 20, 2019. Comments with respect to the proposed transaction may be delivered through August 21, 2019 by mail (Director of Charitable Trusts, Department of Justice, 33 Capitol St, Concord, NH 03301) or by email (charitabletrusts2@doj.nh.gov).
Documents pertinent to the review of the proposed transaction:
- Notice Pursuant to RSA 7:19-b
- 1. Executed Affiliation Agreement with Bylaws and Governance Agreement
- 2. EHR Amended Articles of Agreement
- 3. EHR Amended and Restated Bylaws
- 4. EHR/EH Current Boards of Trustees
- 5. EH Articles of Agreement
- 6. EH Bylaws
- 7. EHR Organization Chart
- 8. EHR Consolidated Financials
- 9. WDH Board Roster January 2019
- 10. WDH Amended and Restated Articles
- 11. WDH Amended and Restated Bylaws January 2017
- 12. WDHS Board Roster January 2017-December 2019
- 13. MGH Charter
- 14. MGH Bylaws
- 15. MGH Board List
- 16. Partners Articles
- 17. PHS Bylaws
- 18. Partners Org Chart Major Entities Only
- 19. PHS Board List
- 20. Partners HealthCare FY18 Audit
- 21. EHR and EH Steps Taken to Comply with RSA 7:19
- 21-b.EHR Due Diligence List
- 21-c.Exeter/WDH/MGH press release
- 21-d. 5/15/2018 Memo to Staff re Potential Affiliation
- 21-e. 5/15/2018 Memo to EH Medical Staff & Core Phys Providers re Potential Affiliation
- 21-f. Ad for public forum
- 21-g. Affiliation Slides for Public Forums
- 22. WDH Steps Taken to Comply with RSA 7:19
- 22-a. MGH/WDH Due Diligence List
- 22-c. Exeter/WDS/MGH press release
- 22-d. 5/15/2018 Memo to Staff
- 22-e. Fosters Daily Democraft
- 22-f. Public Forum Promotion
- 22-g. WDH Community Forum Slides
- 23. Exeter Hospital 2016 Community Health Needs Assessment
- 24. WDH 2016 CHNA
- 25. EH & EHR Trustee Cert of Compliance & Board Cert of Disclosure of Conflicts of Interest
- 26. WDH Certificate of Good Faith Compliance & Disclosure of Conflict of Interest
- 27. Statement of MGH re Fulfillment of EHR, EH & WDH Charitable Objectives
- Hospitals' Response to First Information Request
- Hospitals' Response to Second Information Request
- Exeter Hospital Public Hearing Presentations
- Exeter Health Resources, Wentworth-Douglass Hospital, Massachusetts General Hospital Acquisition Transaction Report
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Charitable Trusts Unit
New Hampshire Department of Justice
33 Capitol Street | Concord, NH | 03301
Telephone: 603-271-3591
charitabletrusts2@doj.nh.gov