Dartmouth-Hitchcock

Approaching age 100, Elsie was finally slowing down. After diagnosing her with a faulty valve in her aorta, her doctors described as "excessive" the risk of opening her chest to replace the valve.

Brett's tonsillectomy procedure was performed at D-H's Outpatient Surgery Center (OSC), which provides responsive scheduling, convenient parking, pediatric and adult care teams who are specially trained in same-day surgical procedures, and a patient and family friendly atmosphere.

Irene believes that if she hadn't done anything, she would have lost her foot. She says that the trial "has worked miracles for me."

The nursing staff on 4 West had just gotten Timothy Day up for a walk—his first since having surgery three days before to repair an infected prosthetic graft in his groin. Licensed Nursing Assistant (LNA) Donald Tacewicz and Day had barely made it through the doorway of Day's room when floor nurse Courtney Peterson, RN, heading into an adjacent patient room, saw something that stopped her in her tracks.

Dorothy, a dental assistant, started having trouble with her hips about ten years ago. The pain on one side progressed over the years, so she had an X-ray. It was clear she needed a hip replacement. Many friends recommended Dartmouth-Hitchcock.

David has a degenerative retinal condition that created the cataracts in both eyes, even at his young age. Hear the story of how he came under the care of Dr. Susan Pepin, what the surgical experience was like and how he is doing today.

While in peak shape and training for a triathlon, Ken suffered an aneurysm that required emergency brain surgery. Ken, a visual artist by training and vocation, worried that he would never be able to paint again since he suffers from permanent double-vision as a result of the aneurysm. On the advice of a friend, he started painting what he sees, and the results are visually dazzling. Some of Ken's works are on display in Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center through the end of November, 2011.