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BENNINGTON — Jeff Tieman, president and CEO of the Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems, will appear on the May 5 installment of Southwestern Vermont Health Care’s “Medical Matters Weekly with Dr. Trey Dobson,” a weekly interactive, multiplatform medical-themed talk show.
BENNINGTON — United Counseling Service is presenting the documentary “Angst: Raising Awareness Around Anxiety” on Thursday, May 6. Professionals from UCS will hold a facilitated discussion immediately following the film.
BENNINGTON — Tom Haley, director of Bennington’s Turning Point Center, will appear Wednesday on Southwestern Vermont Health Care’s “Medical Matters Weekly with Dr. Trey Dobson,” a weekly interactive, multiplatform medical-themed talk show.
BENNINGTON — Orthopedic surgeon Michaela Schneiderbauer, MD, will appear as a guest on Southwestern Vermont Health Care’s “Medical Matters with Dr. Trey Dobson” on Wednesday, April 21. The show will air live at 4:30 p.m., and will be available at facebook.com/svmedicalcenter and facebook.com…
What if I told you that there was something you could do to improve your child’s chances of success, health, and happiness? It only takes 5-10 minutes each day. Plus, it is easy and fun. You would be immediately interested. There is an activity that meets this description. It’s reading with …
BENNINGTON — Southwestern Vermont Health Care’s “Medical Matters Weekly with Dr. Trey Dobson,” a weekly interactive, multiplatform medical-themed talk show, will feature David Veltre, MD, as a guest on its April 7 show. Veltre is a hand and upper extremity specialist at SVMC Orthopedics and …
BENNINGTON — The Renal Dialysis Unit at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center has earned two distinctions from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services — a deficiency-free survey and a five-star rating.
BENNINGTON — Stephen Leffler, MD, the president and chief operating officer of the University of Vermont Medical Center, will be featured on the March 31 episode of Southwestern Vermont Health Care’s “Medical Matters Weekly with Dr. Trey Dobson,” a weekly interactive, multiplatform medical-t…
BENNINGTON — Gastroenterologist David L. Furman, MD, has joined the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Putnam Medical Group, Southwestern Vermont Medical Center has announced.
BENNINGTON — The Commission on Cancer has granted three-year accreditation to the Southwestern Vermont Regional Cancer Center, part of Southwestern Vermont Medical Center and Southwestern Vermont Health Care.
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Two Vermonters died of COVID-19 over the past day, the Vermont Department of Health reported. The state’s death toll is now at 222. Twenty-three Vermonters were hospitalized with the disease as of Tuesday, and five of those patients were in intensive care.
BENNINGTON — Southwestern Vermont Health Care’s “Medical Matters Weekly with Dr. Trey Dobson,” a weekly interactive, multiplatform medical-themed talk show, will feature Kevin Curtis, MD, as a guest on Wednesday.
Vermont’s bars are getting set to reopen under the same guidance that allows restaurants to operate during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Department of Health reported that 171,060 Vermonters, or 31.2 percent of all those over the age of 16, have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.
The Department of Health reported that 166,093 Vermonters, or 30.2 percent of all those over the age of 16, have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine as of Friday.
BENNINGTON — Southwestern Vermont Medical Center is one of 20 U.S. hospitals chosen by the American Cancer Society for a project intended to increase rates of colon cancer screening, SVMC announced Thursday.
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