As CMO, I will work with my colleagues at Mt. Ascutney and within Dartmouth Health to continue to provide outstanding care to our patients.
Catherine A. Schneider, MD, FACSMt. Ascutney Hospital and Health Center (MAHHC), a member of Dartmouth Health, has announced the appointment of Catherine A. Schneider, MD, FACS, as chief medical officer. Schneider has been the section chief of surgical services at MAHHC since 2016 and of anesthesia services since 2021. She previously served as the chief medical officer of MAHHC from 2011 to 2014, and she first joined MAHHC as a general surgeon in 2008.
“Dr. Schneider has long been a trusted physician leader at MAHHC, and I am delighted to continue working alongside her in her new role,” said Matthew R. Foster, MD, MMM, CEO and president of MAHHC and Valley Regional Hospital. “Her leadership and deep commitment to our patients and staff make her an invaluable part of our team.”
Schneider has also worked as a general surgeon at Dartmouth Health members New London Hospital, Valley Regional Hospital and Alice Peck Day Memorial Hospital (APD). From 2005 to 2007, she served as the medical staff president at APD.
Schneider received her medical degree from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, where she also served as a research fellow, general surgery resident and administrative chief surgical resident. She later completed a fellowship at the Institute for Minimally Invasive Surgery and earned a master of science in management from New England College.
In addition, Schneider is a fellow and Vermont chapter treasurer for the American College of Surgeons and the Vermont delegate to the American Medical Association. She is also a member of the Vermont Medical Society and the New England Surgical Society.
“I am very excited about my new role at Mt. Ascutney Hospital. Since joining the medical staff in 2008, I have witnessed many changes in health care,” said Schneider. “As CMO, I will work with my colleagues at Mt. Ascutney and within Dartmouth Health to continue to provide outstanding care to our patients. I am looking forward to a close working relationship with Valley Regional Hospital, and their CMO, Dr. Juliann Barrett.”
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.
About Mt. Ascutney Hospital and Health Center
Founded in 1933, Mt. Ascutney Hospital and Health Center (MAHHC) is a not-for-profit community hospital network in Vermont, including the critical access-designated Mt. Ascutney Hospital and Historic Homes of Runnemede, a senior residential care campus, in Windsor, as well as the Ottauquechee Health Center in Woodstock. A member of the Dartmouth Health system, MAHHC provides primary care and a comprehensive suite of specialty services, along with 25 inpatient beds, a therapeutic pool and an acclaimed, fully modernized 10-bed Acute Rehabilitation Center. Mt. Ascutney Hospital and Health Center is dedicated to improving the lives of those it serves and is at the hub of a wide network of community resources that have partnered to cover gaps in services and improve overall population health. One of the largest employers in the area, MAHHC acknowledges its employees as its greatest asset and has been recognized by the Governor's Office with an Excellence in Worksite Wellness award.
Mt. Ascutney Hospital and Health Center is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF), is a recent recipient of Best Practice recognition by the National Rural Health Association (NRHA) for health care quality, and is recognized by the American Hospital Association (AHA) as one of the "Most Wired" hospitals for integration of technology to boost clinical performance. The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) has awarded MAHHC with Level 3 status, the highest level of medical home designation.