VAHHS Update
UVM Medical Center Board of Trustees welcomes Chu, Hindes, Sussman, Wang
The UVM Medical Center Board of Trustees recently appointed four new trustees, adding individuals with experience in health care administration, diagnostic radiology, professional development and diversity, equity and inclusion to the 15-member board.
Helping Vermonters and their loved ones cope with Alzheimer's and dementia
More than 13,000 Vermonters have Alzheimer's disease or other forms of dementia, and for every patient, there are twice as many friends or family members providing care. This hour, we'll talk about Alzheimer's and dementia with a UVM neurologist. We'll also hear from an advocate discussing help for patients, caregivers and families.
UVM Cancer Center rolling out innovative new blood cancer treatment
An innovative cancer treatment that uses a patient’s own immune system to attack the disease is now available for patients in Vermont and northern New York for the first time.
Leffler: UVMMC starting 2023 with creativity and commitment amid challenges
Here’s one place I didn’t expect to find myself in my health care career: Standing at a construction site on a snowy December afternoon, applauding as my colleagues officially broke ground on a new apartment building and child care center for employees of the University of Vermont Health Network.
UVM Medical Center to end COVID screening at hospital entrance
The UVM Medical Center will soon stop screening people for COVID at the entrance to the hospital.
Healthwatch: UVM pediatrician says flu cases on the rise
There are plenty of viruses circulating through local schools and daycares right now, causing kids to spend more time at home. In addition to COVID, hospitals must also contend with Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV), and now, the flu.
Operation Fire Cuffs to deliver new toys and gift cards to University of Vermont Children's Hospital
“Operation Fire Cuffs” is a joint effort to collect new toys for the children at the University of Vermont Children's Hospital located at University of Vermont Medical Center. Check out Operation Fire Cuffs 2022 on Facebook and like and share the page.
Santa takes helicopter to UVM Children's Hospital to give out early Christmas gifts
For the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began, Santa was able to visit kids in the hospital to hand out some early Christmas gifts.
Dr Mary Cushman: Disparities in Pulmonary Embolism Exist; We Need to Ask Why
Mary Cushman, MD, professor of medicine at the University of Vermont, director of the thrombosis and hemostasis program at the University of Vermont Medical Center, expands on the findings of a study on social determinants of health and disparities in hospitalization, treatment, and mortality in patients with pulmonary embolism (PE).
Shortage of workers at step-down facilities lead to UVM ER crisis
The emergency department at the UVM Medical Center is on the brink of being overwhelmed, with patients sometimes waiting hours and people who need to be moved out of the ER with no place to go.