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Psychiatrists At N.H. Hospital Threaten To Leave En Masse Over Labor Dispute
The Executive Council has voted 5-0 to allow Dartmouth-Hitchcock to take over managing the state psychiatric hospital in Concord, but the majority of psychiatrists there refuse to work with Dartmouth-Hitchcock.
While a labor dispute threatens the care of patients at the state hospital, state officials say a four-month contract extension will maintain the current level of services. (Rayno, 6/15)
The Executive Council has voted 5-0 to allow Dartmouth-Hitchcock to take over managing the state psychiatric hospital in Concord, June 30. But a core group of psychiatrist staff refuse to work with Dartmouth-Hitchcock. (Rodolico, 6/15)
More than half of the psychiatrists at New Hampshire Hospital will likely no longer work there in two weeks when Dartmouth-Hitchcock assumes operation at the state-run psychiatric hospital. (Morris, 6/16)
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