Vermont’s First Baby of 2025 Born at Northwestern Medical Center

Northwestern Medical Center is pleased to announce the birth of our first baby of 2025. On Wednesday, January 1, Tricia and Dawson Wright welcomed baby girl Evelyn Jean into their family. Tricia and Dawson, who live in Swanton, were happy to meet their first child – who was born at 12:09 am, a healthy 7 …

Northwestern Medical Center’s Laboratory has been awarded accreditation by the Commission on Laboratory Accreditation of the College of American Pathologists (CAP), based on the results of an on-site inspection in October. “This is a true testament to the entire lab team’s commitment to being a high-quality, highly reliable laboratory,” said President and CEO Peter Wright, …

Last week, NMC’s President and CEO Peter Wright and Chief Operating Officer Jonathan Billings presented a donation to Spectrum Youth and Family Services in St. Albans, in support of their plans to open a 10-bed youth homeless shelter on Lake Street. Spectrum’s work is incredibly important to local youth and our community, and NMC is …

Northwestern Medical Center presented a $1,000 donation to Voices Against Violence last Friday, helping to celebrate the organization’s effort to open a second shelter for survivors of domestic violence. Chief Operating Officer Jonathan Billings attended an open house at the new space and presented the funds to Program Director Shannon McMahon and Paul Dragon of …

Note for Patients: The dialysis clinics in Newport, Rutland and St. Albans will remain open for patient care as UVM Health Network seeks to transition management and ownership of the sites. As Vermont’s non-profit hospitals navigate the impact of future and ongoing decisions by state officials, we are working together to protect patient care in …

Dr. Donny Khela, one of NMC’s Hospitalist team, was honored with the Deogracias “Deo” P. Esguerra, MD Service Award at NMC’s recent Medical Staff Appreciation event. The award was created in 2011 to honor a provider with a “passion for excellence and dedication to the patients of our community.” Its namesake, Dr. Esguerra, was known …

Like hospitals around the country, Northwestern Medical Center (NMC) is navigating the potential shortage of IV solution supplies, a problem caused by the incapacitation of a Baxter facility in Asheville, NC during Hurricane Helene. This week, the University of Vermont Health Network announced that it would reschedule certain elective procedures as a result of the …

Like hospitals around the country, Northwestern Medical Center (NMC) is navigating the potential shortage of IV solution supplies, a problem caused by the incapacitation of a Baxter facility in Asheville, NC during Hurricane Helene. NMC quickly stood up its Incident Command structure to work on conservation measures and monitor fluid supplies. Thus far the hospital’s …

This fall, NMC will begin selling Jenna’s Promise coffee in the Courtyard Cafe, a product from a Vermont-based company that is part of the Jenna’s Promise recovery community.   Jenna’s Promise provides recovery housing for women seeking treatment for substance use disorder as well as workforce development opportunities through the coffee company and a discount …

On Thursday, September 12, NMC’s Auxiliary Board and Membership held one of their regular meetings, hearing from guest speaker Dr. Steven Anisman – NMC’s new cardiologist. The Auxiliary membership meets four times a year in September, November, February and April and each meeting features a speaker – this month focusing on an introduction of Dr. …