By written agreement with the parties, the Director's deadline to review the proposed transaction has been extended to October 31, 2023.

Public Hearing and Public Comment

The Director of Charitable Trusts held a public hearing relating to this transaction in accordance with RSA 7:19-b, IV(a) on Thursday, May 18, 2023, a the Claremont Savings Bank Community Center.

A video of the public hearing is available at the following link: https://youtu.be/r2V8wgPKoM0.

Transcript of May 18, 2023, public hearing .

The Director of Charitable Trusts will continue to accept written public comments on the proposed transaction through May 31, 2023. Written comments may be submitted by email to charitabletrustsunit@doj.nh.gov or by regular mail to:

Director of Charitable Trusts
Department of Justice
33 Capitol Street
Concord, NH 03301

Submitted Documents

• Notice of Proposed Transaction between Valley Regional Hospital and Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health 
  • Exhibit 1 – List of parties 
  • Exhibit 2 – Summary of transaction 
  • Exhibit 3 – Governing body minutes (partially redacted) 
  • Exhibit 4 – Summary of steps taken to comply with public notice requirement 
  • Exhibit 5 – Valley Regional Hospital's most recent community needs assessment 
  • Exhibit 6 – Integration agreement 
  • Exhibit 7 – Financial statements of all parties 
  • Exhibit 8 – Signed certification of Valley Regional Hospital's governing body 
• Response to Request for Additional Information 
  • Response to # 1 – Board meeting minutes 
  • Response to # 5 – Forecasts and reports 
  • Response to # 6 – 2022 Financial statements 
  • Response to # 7 – Additional documents considered 
  • Response to # 9 – Comments 
  • Response to # 13 – Service line chart 
  • Response to # 18 – Financial assistance policies 
  • Response to # 35 – Draft bylaws 
  • Response to # 43 – Donor restricted funds 
  • Response to # 45 – Investment policy