Dartmouth Health member New London Hospital (NLH) has appointed Lauren A. Geddes Wirth, MD, as its CEO and president. Geddes Wirth was appointed interim president and CEO in March 2024. She succeeds Tom Manion, who departed NLH in April 2024 to become the chief operating officer of Dartmouth Health’s Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center.
“Since joining NLH in September 2023 as chief medical officer, Dr. Geddes Wirth has proven to be a visionary leader, fostering a culture of accountability and excellence,” said Joanne M. Conroy, MD, CEO and president of Dartmouth Health. “Her extensive background in outpatient care, program development and executive leadership has made a significant contribution to the culture and growth of NLH. We are confident under her leadership and strategic vision, NLH will continue to be a regional leader of compassionate and exceptional care.”
Prior to NLH, Geddes Wirth held multiple leadership positions in the Mass General Brigham (MGB) Community Physician Organization, including medical director roles and physician wellbeing chair. She also owned and practiced at Mill Brook Pediatrics, a MGB health system independent affiliate. Geddes Wirth is also a diplomat of the American Board of Pediatrics and a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics.
Geddes Wirth obtained her bachelor’s degree from Dartmouth College and attended medical school at the former Brown-Dartmouth Medical Program. She completed her pediatric residency at Hasbro Children’s Hospital in Rhode Island and was selected to serve an additional year as chief resident in pediatrics.
Geddes Wirth’s appointment to CEO and president of NLH was recommended by a search committee after an extensive national search and rigorous candidate review process.
About Dartmouth Health
Dartmouth Health, New Hampshire’s only academic health system and the state’s largest private employer, serves patients across northern New England. Dartmouth Health provides access to more than 2,000 providers in almost every area of medicine, delivering care at its flagship hospital, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center (DHMC) in Lebanon, NH, as well as across its wide network of hospitals, clinics and care facilities. DHMC is consistently named the #1 hospital in New Hampshire by U.S. News & World Report, and is recognized for high performance in numerous clinical specialties and procedures. Dartmouth Health includes Dartmouth Cancer Center, one of only 57 National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Centers in the nation, and the only such center in northern New England; Dartmouth Health Children’s, which includes the state’s only children’s hospital and multiple locations around the region; member hospitals in Lebanon, Keene, Claremont and New London, NH, and Windsor and Bennington, VT; Visiting Nurse and Hospice for Vermont and New Hampshire; and more than 24 clinics that provide ambulatory and specialty services across New Hampshire and Vermont. Through its historical partnership with Dartmouth and the Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth Health trains nearly 400 medical residents and fellows annually, and performs cutting-edge research and clinical trials recognized across the globe with Geisel and the White River Junction VA Medical Center in White River Junction, VT. Dartmouth Health and its more than 13,000 employees are deeply committed to serving the healthcare needs of everyone in our communities, and to providing each of our patients with exceptional, personal care.
About New London Hospital
As a member of Dartmouth Health, New London Hospital is a Critical Access Hospital serving 15 communities in the Kearsarge/Lake Sunapee region in central New Hampshire, providing primary care and specialized clinical services in a patient and family centered environment. In addition to services at the main campus in New London, primary and some secondary care is offered at the organization's Newport Health Center, a rural health center in Newport, NH. For more information, visit the New London Hospital website.