The addition of Plus to the Express Care name provides the opportunity to enhance our messaging that Express Care Plus is a Type B Emergency Department.
Lauren Geddes Wirth, MDNew London Hospital (NLH), a member of Dartmouth Health, is proud to announce the rebrand of NLH Express Care, to NLH Express Care Plus, reinforcing their commitment to delivering high-quality, accessible care to the community.
Opened in November 2021, Express Care Plus is a Type B Emergency Department, uniquely positioned to treat non-life-threatening conditions and illnesses while providing patients access to advanced services such as state-of-the-art imaging, on-site labs, and seamless collaboration with medical specialists.
“We are fortunate to be able to provide our community with exceptional benefits and care,” says Lauren Geddes Wirth, MD, President and CEO, New London Hospital. “The addition of Plus to the Express Care name provides the opportunity to enhance our messaging that Express Care Plus is a Type B Emergency Department. This is an important and perfect distinction as we are not licensed like regional urgent care centers, or even other Dartmouth Health Express Care centers.”
A Type B Emergency Department is an emergency care facility that is licensed by the state of New Hampshire and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). By definition, a Type B Emergency Department provides care for emergency medical conditions on an urgent basis without an appointment.
NLH Express Care Plus accepts most insurance plans, including Medicare and Medicaid. Patient costs will vary based on their specific coverage. Some insurance plans may require patients to pay an emergency room level copayment and coinsurance. Being classified as a Type B Emergency Department, Express Care Plus is held to the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA). New London Hospital is required by law, and provides emergency medical screening and stabilizing treatment to any patient, regardless of their ability to pay or their insurance coverage.
NLH Express Care Plus is open 7 days-a-week, Monday-Friday, 9 am-7 pm, Saturday, 9 am-5 pm and Sunday, 9 am-3 pm.
Everyone is welcome at NLH Express Care Plus, including patients without a primary care provider and patients from outside the Dartmouth Health system. No appointment is required.
About Dartmouth Health
Dartmouth Health, New Hampshire’s only academic health system and largest private employer, serves patients across New England. Dartmouth Health provides access to more than 2,300 providers in nearly every area of medicine, delivering care at its flagship hospital, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center (DHMC) in Lebanon, NH. Its network of hospitals, outpatient centers, clinics and home care facilities, spans a broad geographical area. Year after year, DHMC is named the #1 hospital in New Hampshire by U.S. News & World Report, and is consistently recognized for high performance in numerous clinical specialties and procedures. Dartmouth Health includes Dartmouth Cancer Center, northern New England’s only National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Centers and one of less than than 60 total nationally; Dartmouth Health Children’s, which includes the state’s only children’s hospital (Children’s Hospital at DHMC/CHaD) and more than 20 locations around the region; eight member hospitals in Lebanon, Keene, Claremont, Hampstead, and New London, NH, and Windsor and Bennington, VT; Dartmouth Health Home Care; Dartmouth Health Connected Care Center for Telehealth, serving patients as far away as Texas; and more than 30 primary and multi-specialty clinics across New Hampshire and Vermont. Through its partnership with Dartmouth College, Dartmouth’s Geisel School of Medicine and the White River Junction VA Medical Center, Dartmouth Health trains nearly 400 medical residents and fellows annually and performs cutting-edge research and clinical trials with international impact. Dartmouth Health and its more than 16,000 employees are committed to serving the healthcare needs of everyone in the communities it serves and to providing every patient with exceptional, state-of-the-art, personalized care. Learn more at dartmouth-health.org.
About New London Hospital
The New London Hospital Association (NLHA) is a proud member of Dartmouth Health. It consists of New London Hospital (NLH), located in New London, NH, and Newport Health Center (NHC), located in Newport, NH. NLH is a critical access hospital, and has been serving 15 communities within the Greater Lake Sunapee region in central New Hampshire for more than 100 years. NLH provides a broad range of services in a patient and family-centered environment, from primary care to specialized clinical services. NHC is a rural health clinic that offers primary care and numerous specialty clinical services. Patients of NLH and NHC have ready access to the full breadth of Dartmouth Health services. NLH and NHC are dedicated to providing compassionate, high-quality care and improving the health and well-being of the communities they serve. For more information, visit newlondonhospital.org.