Several Dartmouth Health employees were recently named to New Hampshire Business Review’s (NBHR) 2025 New Hampshire 200 list, which highlights a unique group of leaders who have made their mark on New Hampshire’s economy, business climate and the state as a whole.
“We are thrilled to unveil the 2025 edition of the New Hampshire 200 list, showcasing an extraordinary cohort of leaders who are spearheading progress in their respective industries within the Granite State,” expressed Mike Cote, NHBR’s editor. “With the assistance of our first three classes of New Hampshire 200 honorees, we were able to find 200 new and unique recipients, representing a cross-section of the thriving pulse of business in New Hampshire today. We eagerly anticipate presenting the people of New Hampshire with this compelling glimpse into the lives of individuals who are undeniably leaving an indelible and positive mark on our state.”
The following Dartmouth Health staff were named to the list:
- Jocelyn F. Caple, MD, CEO and interim president of Valley Regional Hospital (2020 – 2024)
- Stephanie A. Ihezie, MD, neurosurgery medical resident at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center
- Julie Kim, MD, PhD, section chief of pediatric hematology/oncology at Dartmouth Health Children’s, and associate professor of pediatrics at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth
- William C. Torrey, MD, chair of the department of psychiatry and section chief of outpatient psychiatric services at Dartmouth Health, Raymond Sobel Professor of Psychiatry and professor of Health Policy and Clinical Practice at Geisel
- Lauren A. Geddes Wirth, MD, CEO and president of New London Hospital
These Dartmouth Health employees were selected for the New Hampshire 200 for their ingenuity and motivation across various areas of healthcare, navigating through novel challenges and seizing emerging opportunities. NHBR will commend them and other honorees at its third New Hampshire 200 reception, scheduled for Tuesday, May 6, 2025, at the Grappone Conference Center in Concord.
Introduced six years ago, the New Hampshire 200 initiative acknowledges and celebrates entrepreneurs and leaders hailing from diverse sectors across the state. Encompassing areas such as architecture, engineering, construction, business and professional services, education, energy, finance, health care, hospitality, law, manufacturing, media, marketing, nonprofit, real estate, retail and technology, the program recognizes outstanding contributors.
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.