Dartmouth Health: How to Find a Provider, Find Care, and Navigate the Official Site

Dartmouth Health's official site (dartmouth-health.org) is the starting point for finding a provider, locating care, and understanding the system's hospitals and clinics. The homepage surfaces three main entry points — Find a Provider, Find Care, and Living Healthier — so most visitors can complete their task from the top of the page. Use this guide if you want to search for a specific doctor, figure out where to go for care, or confirm which facilities are part of the system.

Find a Provider

The Find a Provider search on the homepage is the direct route when you already know what you need — a clinician by name or a specialty.

• Input: a provider name or a specialty/condition.
• Action: run the search from the Find a Provider box.
• Expected result: a list of matching providers you can review.

If you are unsure which specialty fits your situation, start with Find Care instead and work backward to a provider.

Find Care

The Find Care search is the entry point for identifying care options and locations rather than a specific clinician. Use it when your question is "where should I go for this?" rather than "who should I see?"

A practical sequence:

1. Start with Find Care to narrow the type of care you need.
2. Note the location or facility that fits.
3. Switch to Find a Provider if you need to choose a specific clinician at that location.

Know the System You're Navigating

Dartmouth Health describes itself as delivering care across northern New England through hospitals, clinics, and care facilities, an NCI-designated Cancer Center, an academic medical center, and research. The site lists these member organizations:

Dartmouth Health notes it operates in partnership with Dartmouth and the Geisel School of Medicine. Knowing which member you need matters: a search that returns no results at one facility may simply mean the service lives at a different member.

Browse Health Information in Living Healthier

The Living Healthier section carries general health articles rather than appointment or provider tools. Current examples on the site include:

• Using AI for your health — the site notes AI can help you better understand symptoms and treatment but cautions readers to be careful about what they share with an AI chatbot.
• Early signs of Parkinson's disease — a progressive neurological disorder causing involuntary movements, stiffness, and balance problems.
• Hyperbaric oxygen therapy — the site advises going to an accredited hyperbaric medicine clinic and confirming the treatment is proven to help your condition.
• Plantar fasciitis — heel pain that is often sharpest with the first steps out of bed.

Treat these as general education. For decisions about your own care, use Find a Provider or Find Care.

Common Sticking Points

• Searching the wrong tool. A provider-name search won't help if you don't yet know which type of care you need — start with Find Care.
• Assuming every service is at every hospital. Dartmouth Health spans many member facilities; confirm the location before you travel.
• Using articles as a substitute for care. Living Healthier content explains conditions in general terms; it doesn't replace a provider visit.

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