I am confident [Dr. Bomba] will provide exceptional leadership as we continue our mission of improving the wellbeing of the communities we serve, by providing compassionate, high-quality healthcare.
Lauren A.G. Wirth, MDNew London Hospital (NLH), a member of Dartmouth Health, has announced the appointment of Garrett J. Bomba, MD, as chief medical officer (CMO).
Bomba brings a strong background in medical administration, with a focus on enhancing patient care and operational efficiencies. As CMO, he will lead clinical and quality initiatives that support consistent clinical performance and practice standards across NLH and Newport Health Center (NHC).
Bomba joins NLH from Mass General Brigham (MGB) Medical Group, where he has served as chief physician executive and regional medical director of MGB Medical Group North.
“We are excited to welcome Dr. Bomba to New London Hospital as our chief medical officer,” said Lauren A.G. Wirth, MD, NLH’s CEO. “I am confident he will provide exceptional leadership as we continue our mission of improving the wellbeing of the communities we serve, by providing compassionate, high-quality healthcare.”
Bomba graduated from the University of New Hampshire and attended medical school at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. He completed his residency at the Western Campus of Tufts Medical School at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield, MA. He is certified by the American Board of Emergency Medicine and the National Board of Medical Examiners. Bomba is on the board of advisors for nursing education and the school of nursing and health sciences at Merrimack College.
Bomba is a lifelong New Hampshire resident and resides in southern New Hampshire. He will begin his new role at the end of September.
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 New London Hospital
As a member of Dartmouth Health, New London Hospital is a Critical Access Hospital serving 15 communities in the Kearsarge/Lake Sunapee region in central New Hampshire, providing primary care and specialized clinical services in a patient and family centered environment. In addition to services at the main campus in New London, primary and some secondary care is offered at the organization's Newport Health Center, a rural health center in Newport, NH. For more information, visit the New London Hospital website.