Statement on Exeter Hospital’s Advanced Life Support Program

Concord, NH – Attorney General John M. Formella releases the following statement on Exeter Hospital’s Advanced Life Support Program:

“The Attorney General’s Office learned this week that Exeter Hospital would be discontinuing its Advanced Life Support (ALS) Program within 10 days.

The ALS Program currently provides a critical life-saving resource in which Exeter Hospital deploys paramedics in a specialized “Intercept” vehicle with medical equipment to neighboring communities where advanced medical care is required to protect human life. Exeter Hospital provides this service under contracts with nearby towns and cities.

As a healthcare charitable trust, Exeter Hospital must operate in a manner that protects the public. Exeter Hospital’s announcement that it would be discontinuing the ALS Program within 10 days provided wholly insufficient notice to the communities that rely upon it.

Representatives from my office met with management from Exeter Hospital and Beth Israel Lahey Health last night to relay our significant public safety and health concerns.

Today, our office received assurances from Exeter Hospital that it will continue its ALS Program through at least December 20, 2024. In the meantime, Exeter Hospital will engage in a collaborative effort with state and local officials to discuss the concerns raised this week.”