New Hampshire Says Hospitals Broke Charity Laws

A non-profit organization that oversees two hospitals in Manchester, N.H., violated state law governing charities by radically changing the missions of both facilities, according to a report issued by the state Attorney General.

Optima Health, which has controlled Elliot Hospital and the Catholic Medical Center since a 1994 merger, failed to consult state officials or the public, as required by the state, before it made changes in services available at the