VAHHS Update
Vermont hospitals to present budgets soon
Vermont’s hospitals will soon be presenting budgets to state health care regulators. Hospitals have until Aug. 1 to submit their capital expenditures, but have already submitted several budget documents for the public to review.
Community collaboration kept Copley Hospital afloat with water
Lamoille County and neighboring towns have certainly seen their share of rainfall this summer, resulting in catastrophic flooding, damage to houses, farms, roadways, and infrastructure, and the contamination of many towns’ drinking water systems.
Medical experts share concern over faulty child safety seats
You never know what can happen while driving a car, that’s why keeping your children safe is vital. But not all child safety seats are created equal.
Vermont hospitals submit recovery budgets to the Green Mountain Care Board for FY24
The Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems (VAHHS) today announced that its non-profit hospitals submitted what are among what they called the most complex and challenged budgets in recent history to the Green Mountain Care Board (GMCB), following years of negative margins and challenges exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic.
NVRH To Hold Ribbon Cutting For Mental Health Support Area
To mark the completion of the mental health support area in its Emergency Department (ED), Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital (NVRH) will hold an opening celebration on Tuesday, July 25.
UVM expert discusses dangers of mold, flood contaminants
As Vermont continues down the road to flood recovery, health officials are warning of the risks posed by contaminated water.
Southwestern Vermont Medical Center, Dartmouth Health complete integration
An agreement integrating Southwestern Vermont Health Care into Dartmouth Health has been signed and approved, making the hospital and its affiliated care providers part of a multi-hospital system, and formally tying the knot in a decade-long working relationship.
Ruckus At NVRH Results In Charge Of Assault On Law Enforcement
A local man was cited into court August 28, the result of an altercation that began at 10:34 p.m. July 8 at the Star Theatre on Eastern Avenue, continued at Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital and concluded early July 9 with the arrest of Michael Carpenter, 60, on a charge of assault on law enforcement.
NICU telemedicine now at North Country Hospital
North Country Hospital in Newport has entered into a new partnership with the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at UVM Children’s Hospital consisting of a Telemedicine Program for their Maternal Child Health Unit.
Message From the CEO
All of Vermont's 14 hospitals are nonprofit — something Mr. Del Trecco said has streamlined communication and collaboration during this time to reopen closed services as quickly as possible.
Newsmaker Interview: Anna Noonan, CVMC hospital’s response to area flooding
Life is getting back to normal at Central Vermont Medical Center in Berlin following several frantic days of flooding response in the area.
Vermont hospitals grapple with historic flooding
At least one hospital in Vermont postponed elective surgeries, and staff at multiple hospitals in the state slept at work overnight as historic flooding batters the region.
Message From the CEO
I hope you all enjoyed the holiday and extended time with family and friends this week. In between time with our loved ones, we’ve been busy at VAHHS putting the finishing touches on two projects that I’m happy to share with you this week.
Dr. Rosenberg restored mobility to hundreds
Physicians are justifiably lionized for their dedication to healing the sick.
NVRH midwife impacts health outcomes globally
Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital (NVRH) Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM) Jade Kaplan, who has recently returned from the Mediterranean, where she worked with refugees, has been inducted as a Fellow in the American College of Nurse Midwives (ACNM).
Leadership starts at the top: Thomas Dee and SVHC
Popular, some say inspirational — and very tall — Thomas A Dee got into the field of hospital administration when academia barely recognized it as a profession.
Health Watch: How Vermont screens newborns for disorders
Each state in the U.S. has a committee that decides how many conditions a newborn is tested for in the first day or two of life.
Sanders announces project for expanding health care access in Brattleboro
In announcing federal funding for a community health initiative that will expand access to all kinds of care, U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., called health care “a human right.”
NVRH Taking Active Role In Staff Development, Retention
Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital is taking charge of its own staffing fate.
Cyberattacks on hospitals 'should be considered a regional disaster,' researchers find
It was early May in 2021 when patients flooded the emergency room at the University of California San Diego Health Center.