Federal and State Emergency Initiatives 5-8-20
Last Week
Resuming Non-Urgent Care: On Monday, Governor Scott announced that non-urgent out-patient care and procedures can resume if facilities take environmental precautions, have a reliable supply of PPE, and perform patient and staff screening and…
A reporter recently asked me if I was proud of Vermont’s hospitals and their planning and preparation during the COVID-19 pandemic. My answer was an unequivocal “yes.” I am also proud of Vermonters, who have stepped up to help one another and the health care system by following guidance and staying at…
As we continue to battle COVID-19, it is important that each of us tends to our own health. This includes going for walks and getting exercise, as well as finding ways to relax and refresh during such a stressful time.
Taking care of ourselves also means going to the doctor, clinic or hospital – and…
by Devon Green
Vice President of Government Relations
Issue Brief: Federal and State Regulatory Flexibility- April 24, 2020
This time of year usually marks the all-out sprint towards the end of the legislative session, but, as has happened elsewhere, COVID-19 turned the legislative schedule…
If you haven’t yet responded to the 2020 US Census, now’s the time: go to my2020census.gov. Responses to the 2020 Census shape decisions about how billions of dollars in federal funds flow into communities each year for the next 10 years for critical services. And Vermont is currently about 10 percentage…
by Devon Green
Vice President of Government Relations
Issue Brief: Fed and State Emergency Initiatives 4 24 20
Here’s something I never thought I’d say: the Vermont State House has gone fully virtual. What used to be crowded committee rooms and cafeteria conversations is now Zoom calls, YouTube,…
When I became chair of the Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems (VAHHS) Board of Trustees, I never imagined our health care system navigating a global pandemic. Across the country, people are suffering from COVID-19—both the illness itself and the economic and social consequences.
In…
Orleans County and Stanstead Quebec first responders cheered for healthcare workers at North Country Hospital and healthcare workers did the same back to them last Monday afternoon. Dozens of police cars and firetrucks paraded by the hospital with lights on from every corner of the county as doctors,…
Federal and state regulatory agencies continue to take measures to help health care providers and others respond to the coronavirus pandemic.
Read about the latest here.
Our friends and colleagues in New York City, New Orleans and other hot spots around the country are facing COVID-19 head on—very ill patients requiring intensive care, increasingly stressed facilities and equipment, shrinking supplies and, sadly, more deaths.
Here in Vermont, we too are experiencing…
Federal and State Emergency Initiatives 5-8-20
Last Week
Resuming Non-Urgent Care: On Monday, Governor Scott announced that non-urgent out-patient care and procedures can resume if facilities take environmental precautions, have a reliable supply of PPE, and perform patient and staff screening and…
A reporter recently asked me if I was proud of Vermont’s hospitals and their planning and preparation during the COVID-19 pandemic. My answer was an unequivocal “yes.” I am also proud of Vermonters, who have stepped up to help one another and the health care system by following guidance and staying at…
As we continue to battle COVID-19, it is important that each of us tends to our own health. This includes going for walks and getting exercise, as well as finding ways to relax and refresh during such a stressful time.
Taking care of ourselves also means going to the doctor, clinic or hospital – and…
by Devon Green
Vice President of Government Relations
Issue Brief: Federal and State Regulatory Flexibility- April 24, 2020
This time of year usually marks the all-out sprint towards the end of the legislative session, but, as has happened elsewhere, COVID-19 turned the legislative schedule…
If you haven’t yet responded to the 2020 US Census, now’s the time: go to my2020census.gov. Responses to the 2020 Census shape decisions about how billions of dollars in federal funds flow into communities each year for the next 10 years for critical services. And Vermont is currently about 10 percentage…
by Devon Green
Vice President of Government Relations
Issue Brief: Fed and State Emergency Initiatives 4 24 20
Here’s something I never thought I’d say: the Vermont State House has gone fully virtual. What used to be crowded committee rooms and cafeteria conversations is now Zoom calls, YouTube,…
When I became chair of the Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems (VAHHS) Board of Trustees, I never imagined our health care system navigating a global pandemic. Across the country, people are suffering from COVID-19—both the illness itself and the economic and social consequences.
In…
Orleans County and Stanstead Quebec first responders cheered for healthcare workers at North Country Hospital and healthcare workers did the same back to them last Monday afternoon. Dozens of police cars and firetrucks paraded by the hospital with lights on from every corner of the county as doctors,…
Federal and state regulatory agencies continue to take measures to help health care providers and others respond to the coronavirus pandemic.
Read about the latest here.
Our friends and colleagues in New York City, New Orleans and other hot spots around the country are facing COVID-19 head on—very ill patients requiring intensive care, increasingly stressed facilities and equipment, shrinking supplies and, sadly, more deaths.
Here in Vermont, we too are experiencing…
