When you love what you do,
and what you do is love,
HCA Healthcare is one of the nation’s leading providers of healthcare services, and we’re dedicated to advancing healthcare in New Hampshire.
4,900+
Colleagues
69
Sites of Care
Clinical Excellence
Our New Hampshire hospitals are recognized for their quality.
Portsmouth Regional Hospital has been recognized by HealthGrades for 250 Best Hospitals AwardTM, Patient Safety Excellence Award for clinical excellence and has been named one of America’s 50 Best Hospitals for Cardiac Surgery, putting it in the top 2% of cardiac surgery programs in the country.
Frisbie Memorial Hospital, Parkland Medical Center, and Portsmouth Regional Hospital recently received the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines® – Stroke quality achievement awards for their commitment to ensuring stroke patients receive the most appropriate treatment according to nationally recognized, research-based guidelines, ultimately leading to more lives saved and reduced disability.
Our Commitment to New Hampshire
Charity Care
In 2024, we provided an estimated cost of $20.7 million for the delivery of charity care, uninsured discounts and other uncompensated care to patients in New Hampshire.
HCA Healthcare also has one of the most generous patient financial protection policies in the industry.
Local Government Revenue
As a taxpaying healthcare system, HCA Healthcare incurred $43.2 million in New Hampshire state and local taxes in 2024, funds that support education, police, infrastructure, housing initiatives and more.
Local Community Support
$263,000 donated with HCA Healthcare match.
2,500 volunteer hours.
250+charities and schools supported.
300+ pounds of food collected, benefiting 3 food banks.
500+ pounds of medications collected through “Crush the Crisis” drug takeback day.
Capital Investment
$47M invested in FMH since acquisition.
HCA Healthcare has a proven track record of investing in our communities to bridge gaps in access to care.
In New Hampshire, HCA Healthcare invested $46.7 million in capital expenditures last year to expand or bring new services to the communities we serve.
Nationwide, in 2023 we invested $4.7 billion in capital expenditures.
Catholic Medical Center and HCA Healthcare
HCA Healthcare recently announced an agreement for Catholic Medical Center (CMC) to join the HCA Healthcare family in New Hampshire.The acquisition is subject to customary regulatory and legal approvals and may take several months to complete. HCA Healthcare looks forward to welcoming CMC’s team members and physicians, who will transition to the HCA Healthcare family once the transaction closes. The combination of HCA Healthcare and CMC will:
- Continue a legacy of providing Catholic healthcare. CMC will remain a Catholic healthcare provider.
- Expand and ensure continued access to high-quality care in Manchester.
- Increase charity care for our community.
- Generate new tax revenues for state and local agencies.
- Allow for the creation of a Catholic foundation to support community programs in Manchester in furtherance of Christ’s healing ministry.
Learn more about Catholic Medical Center.
Benefits for All
Patients: Granite Staters can expect investments to expand and continue to meet the growing demand for essential healthcare services. Additionally, Manchester residents will have the option of being served by a hospital system that has the ability to share best practices garnered from hospitals across the country in key clinical services such as oncology, cardiac health and trauma.
Colleagues: Colleagues from CMC would join a health system that offers competitive compensation and benefits packages, as well as opportunities for professional development and career advancement in New Hampshire and throughout the country. Additionally, our new colleagues would benefit from HCA Healthcare’s education programs.
Community: The proposed acquisition between CMC and HCA Healthcare will ensure CMC’s legacy of providing Catholic healthcare and allow community members to access vital healthcare services close to home in New Hampshire. As always, we remain committed to improving the health of our friends, families, neighbors and region, while ensuring high-quality healthcare access for years to come.
What's next?
Nothing changes for our patients or CMC’s patients or the extraordinary people who care for them. While the transaction undergoes customary regulatory and legal approval, we are working diligently to develop detailed plans to ensure a smooth transition. Once the transaction closes, CMC will become a part of the HCA Healthcare family but until then HCA Healthcare and CMC will stay focused on the thousands of Granite Staters we serve every day.
SMART. KIND. BRAVE.
Our people inspire us.
Their strength lifts others up. Their passion gives others hope. Their love brings others joy. Because when patients are your highest priority...when you believe in something bigger than yourself...it shows.
DETERMINED. DEVOTED. PASSIONATE.
HCA Healthcare is a leading healthcare provider in New England, where we have been delivering high-quality care for decades. We know that providing care closer to home is beneficial to our patients – allowing family and friends to support the healing of their loved ones and improving health outcomes.
Every day, our colleagues show up with compassion and purpose to bring hope, strength and healing to the patients we serve. We support our caregivers through robust training and education opportunities, as well as resources that help them prioritize their well-being.
Together, Frisbie and Portsmouth hospitals save Kasey's life.
"The ECMO [extracorporeal membrane oxygenation] team was absolutely incredible. They saved my life. I wouldn’t be here if it weren’t for both hospitals."
Marsha experiences a warm welcome at Frisbie Memorial Hospital
“The nurses, a team of seasoned professionals, delivered care with confidence and compassion … it was the first time in more than four weeks that I could relax.”
The surgeon becomes the patient
“We had resonant commitments to excellence and to the protection of the patients.”
Supporting the next generation of nurses.
HCA Healthcare invests significantly in the recruitment and training of nurses, while also expanding care teams to support our nurses.
We are committed to helping fill gaps in the Granite State’s healthcare workforce and increase the pipeline of compassionate nurses to improve the care delivered in our communities.
- HCA Healthcare offers scholarships for students to pursue nursing careers in New Hampshire. The funds support their path to becoming a licensed practical nurse or a registered nurse within HCA Healthcare.
- HCA New England Healthcare’s New Hampshire hospitals recently launched a nurse extern program, the first in New Hampshire.
- The program helps provide HCA New England Healthcare’s New Hampshire hospitals with a pathway for recruiting and retaining new nurses during a time when the nation is facing a severe nursing shortage.
Resourceful. Prepared. Committed.
We’re innovating and identifying new ways to support colleagues and our community.
Investing in New England’s healthcare future
Thanks to the significant investments HCA Healthcare has made to improve quality and expand services, New England residents have better access to high-quality care.
In June 2021, Frisbie Memorial Hospital expanded their services and now offers patients in Greater Rochester access to weight loss programs including nutrition, social work, physical therapy and meeting with bariatric surgeons.
In March 2022, Frisbie Memorial Hospital opened its new Breast Imaging Center. The Breast Imaging Center uses state-of-the-art technology with improved diagnostic accuracy to detect breast cancer at its earliest stages.
In July 2022, Frisbie Memorial Hospital opened a behavioral health pod in its emergency department, providing patients with access to care for conditions such as depression, anxiety and other mental health issues in a setting designed to best meet behavioral health needs and reduce ER waiting times.
In 2023 Parkland Medical Center’s new freestanding emergency room, Plaistow Emergency, brought 24/7 life-saving emergency care to Plaistow and surrounding communities.
Portsmouth Regional Hospital expanded its cancer services with a new radiation oncology program in 2024. The expansion will help the hospital to provide cancer patients with full-service cancer care, from diagnosis to surgical and medical treatment options, including chemotherapy and radiation.
Frisbie Memorial Hospital opened a new inpatient Acute Rehabilitation Unit in 2023, providing high-quality physical, occupational, and speech therapy for some of the most severaly ill and injured patients in the region.
In 2024, Parkland Medical Center opened its second outpatient adult Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP), designed to help individuals develop and incorporate new strategies for coping with mental health. Between Frisbie, Parkland and Portsmouth hospitals, there are now four PHPs in New Hampshire.
HCA Healthcare believes excellence in healthcare starts with a foundation of inclusion, compassion and respect for our patients and colleagues. We are dedicated to ensuring equitable access to high-quality care for our patients close to home, fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace for our colleagues, and cultivating and sustaining relationships with community partners that broaden our reach and deepen our understanding in the communities we serve.