Dartmouth Health And The City of Nashua Enter A 10-Year Payment Plan

NASHUA, NH — Dartmouth Health and the City of Nashua have entered into a 10-year payment instead of taxes agreement for its Dartmouth Hitchcock Clinics Nashua facility at 2300 Southwood Drive.

This payment plan is the second agreement for the Nashua clinic since its construction 10 years ago. Dartmouth Health is New Hampshire’s only academic health system and a nonprofit organization that provides $200 million in annual community benefits to the residents of New Hampshire. With the agreement, effective May. 11, 2022, the City of Nashua re-affirms Dartmouth Health’s tax-exempt status as a charitable nonprofit organization.

“We are grateful that the Gate City continues to recognize Dartmouth Health’s status as a charitable non-profit organization and its contributions to the health and welfare of Nashua residents,” Dartmouth Health Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel John Kacavas said. “This agreement codifies Nashua’s ongoing recognition of that legal status, as well as our long-standing commitment to pay our fair share to the cities and towns where our facilities are located.”

The agreement will continue through the tax year 2031, and Dartmouth Health will have the right to extend the deal for an additional five years.

The five-story Nashua facility has a combined 140,000 square feet of finished space. It serves patients through primary care, specialty care, laboratory and imaging services and cancer care through the Dartmouth Cancer Center.

For the past two years, Dartmouth Health has provided COVID-19 Community Relief Fund grants to the United Way of Greater Nashua, intended to support the work of Grow Nashua and the Nashua Hunger Council.