VAHHS Update
Vermont Covid levels remain ‘low,’ but hospitalizations spike
Vermont’s Covid-19 levels are “low,” the state Department of Health reported this week — but hospitalizations for the virus nearly doubled in a single week.
White House rolls out new national database tracking opioid overdoses
On Monday, the White House unveiled its Non-Fatal Opioid Surveillance Dashboard, which will provide year-to-date national data to law enforcement, health care providers and policy makers as they take on the ongoing drug overdose epidemic.
Shortages for key drugs continue amid surge in illnesses
Many people in the U.S. are also having trouble finding high-profile prescription drugs. Among those hard-to-find medications: the antibiotic amoxicillin and the attention deficit hyperactivity disorder treatment Adderall.
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.
Sunny Eappen: Our health system exists for you, and to serve you
Like other hospitals and health systems across the country, we face difficult financial, operational and workforce challenges. We are focused on overcoming those challenges and providing the best care possible, when you need it. That standard applies to everyone we serve, no matter where you live, what resources you have or any other factor. We are here for you, today and for the long run.
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).
Scientists say they know why people get more colds, flu in winter
Cold and flu season is here, but germs that cause colds are in the air year-round. So why do people seem to get sick more in winter?
Vermont’s Covid levels remain ‘low’ as new wave begins nationwide
Vermont’s Covid-19 levels are “low,” according to the state Department of Health’s weekly surveillance report.
A checkup of Vermont’s health care system as regulators consider community needs
Experts got together in Rutland on Monday to chip away at some of the community’s most pressing problems inside and outside the hospital. The pandemic may be in the rearview for many Vermonters but providers in Rutland staff say it has fundamentally changed the way our health care system works.
Low bed capacity grows wait times at NMC; Staff shortages, high demand stress statewide system
Wait times for inpatient care at Northwestern Medical Center have ballooned, and interim CEO Jonathan Billings is asking for people to be patient.
Overwhelmed Emergency Departments Need Our Help
“The challenge is multidimensional, but a major factor is the inability of hospitals to place people in the right level of care.”
A rise in patients awaiting long-term care beds is crowding Vermont’s ERs
On Friday, the University of Vermont Medical Center in Burlington issued a warning to Vermonters: Don’t visit our emergency department if you can avoid it.
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.