As New Hampshire's only children's hospital, the Children's Hospital at Dartmouth (CHaD) provides an extended system of care that offers advanced clinical services for children. CHaD is committed to providing outstanding compassionate care for children and their families. Our physician expertise provides primary, specialty, and tertiary care to the children of New Hampshire, Vermont, and beyond. We see children for everything from well-care visits to the most complex childhood diseases.

For patients living in southern and coastal New Hampshire, CHaD offers a comprehensive range of pediatric medical and surgical outpatient specialty services:

• CHaD at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Manchester
• CHaD at Wentworth-Douglass Hospital

You can help support CHaD by making a gift online now or by contributing to the CHaD Wish List.

CHaD Classic Raises $100,000 to Benefit Care at Dartmouth Hitchcock
For the second year in a row, the CHaD Classic golf tournament, sponsored by the Quechee Lakes Landowners' Association (QLLA) Charities, broke the six-figure mark, netting $100,000 to benefit the Child Advocacy and Protection Program (CAPP) at the Children's Hospital at Dartmouth (CHaD). Full Story

Intensive Care Nursery
Learn more about the Intensive Care Nursery from our "Welcome to the ICN at CHaD" video.

CHaD Virtual Tour
Take a spin around CHaD's pediatric inpatient unit with Matt, a patient at CHaD. Kids here have lots to do, from playing games on the XBox to making sundaes to hanging out with other kids.

2008 Kristen's Gift Celebrity Golf Tournament
Monday, August 11, Manchester Country Club, Bedford, NH

Join retired celebrities from the Red Sox, Bruins and other area sports teams for an exciting day on the links at one of New England's most prestigious golf courses. Space is limited to 32 foursomes. Last year's event was sold out! The day includes 18 holes of golf, lunch, tee prizes, a cocktail hour, dinner and a fantastic auction. Contact Toby Trudel at (603) 629-1862 or Toby.Trudel@hitchcock.org.

3rd Annual CHaD Half Marathon & Relay
Saturday, September 6
Hanover, NH

The event keeps all of the unique elements that have made it such a success in the past, including, a three-leg relay option, the late afternoon start that challenges runners to reach the Dartmouth Green before sunset, and barbeque and block party at the finish. The 13.1 mile course gently winds through scenic New England from start to finish and is ASATF-certified. For more information contact Kim Kraus at (603) 650-3431, or email Kim.Kraus@hitchcock.org.

Discover further ways you can support CHaD

Still Champions of Hope
To five-year-old Emma Furlone, 6' 2" Brendan Shea, 15, was a great "tree." "Whenever she'd see him, she'd run up and jump on him and start trying to wrestle with him," recalls Emma's mom, Beth. "And he'd pick her up and tip her upside down, which always made her giggle."
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New at CHaD: Robotic Surgery
Robots are not just toys for kids anymore. Now they're important surgeons' tools at CHaD.

Dr. Daniel Herz, one of CHaD's pediatric urologists, recently added robotic surgery to his bag of tricks.
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Pediatric Hitchcock Early Response Team
Families know best their child's early warning signs and now there's a new way for them to call for help.
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