Valley Regional Hospital

Dartmouth Health and Valley Regional Hospital in Claremont announced plans to affiliate in 2022. State regulators say the health system has to meet a number of conditions to ensure patients don’t face higher costs or lose access to services.

The arrest of Dr. Thomas Marks comes following an investigation that began in mid-December after a patient reported to Claremont police that she had been sexually assaulted during an office visit.

Valley Regional Hospital plans to join the Dartmouth Health system sometime in 2023.

A former physician at Valley Regional hospital in Claremont has been charged with sexual assault.The Claremont Police and Sullivan County Attorney's…