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NMC To Begin Using Care Partner Framework This Fall
Northwestern Medical Center will soon implement a Care Partner Program developed by the Eastern US Quality Improvement Collaborative (EQIC). NMC’s commitment to the program demonstrates strong focus on reducing readmissions by engaging the patient and care partner in treatment to enhance patient care. Implementing this framework means that every admitted patient will have a “Care Partner” …
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Georgia Urgent Care Closing for 3 Weeks Starting Monday, 8/21
Earlier this week our Urgent Care clinic in Georgia experienced a broken water pipe inside a wall, which resulted in a large leak that saturated walls and insulation within the walls. Work to remove the insulation and repair the walls will begin on Monday, August 21. Urgent Care services will not be available in Georgia …
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Getting to Know Our Volunteers: Shirley Jacobs
NMC has a team of 75 volunteers who help the organization be a welcoming place that is easy to navigate. Volunteers at NMC serve as greeters at information desks, couriers, help in the Gift Gallery and Courtyard Café, and much more. The volunteers have interesting backgrounds and interests – here’s one example. Shirley Jacobs, Volunteer …
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Cigarette Butt Litter Clean Up Events Underway
Now in its 9th year, Cigarette Butt Litter Clean Up “Month” got underway with a clean up in Swanton on June 27. What started with a few clean up events in August in 2016 has grown to 9 different events in 8 different municipalities over three months to raise awareness of the harms caused by …
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Local Subaru Dealership Makes Generous Donation to NMC
Haddad Subaru of St. Albans recently donated blankets and comfort kits to NMC as part of the Subaru Loves to Care initiative, a partnership with the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society supporting patients facing cancer. Representatives from the dealership dropped off boxes filled with 80 warm and fuzzy blankets, encouraging messages of hope, and kits designed …
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NMC’s Patient and Family Advisory Council Meets in June
NMC’s Patient and Family Advisory Council (PFAC) met earlier in June and learned bout the midwifery program from Certified Nurse Midwife Robyn Ayer. Robyn share information related to: What midwives can do and how they are evolving in healthcare for women. How fathers are being supported and prepared for labor without the community classes the …
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- Health & Wellness
Summer Recipe from the Courtyard Cafe: Mexican Street Corn Salad
Ingredients: 2 pound bag frozen sweet corn (or 12 ears fresh corn on the cob) 1 Red Onion finely diced 1 Red Bell Pepper finely diced 2 Jalapenos, finely diced 2 Tablespoons Chili Powder 3 Tablespoons Cumin 3 Tablespoons Lime Juice (about 2 limes) 1 pint Sour Cream 2 cups Queso Fresco (Crumbled Feta will …
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News from NMC’s Auxiliary and Volunteer Team
On April 20th the Auxiliary held its business year end meeting at the Elk’s Club in St. Albans from 4-7 PM. The membership had not gathered in person since the fall of 2019 due to the pandemic. This was our first in-person membership meeting since that time. The Auxiliary board remained in tacked during the …
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Five Healthcare Scholarships Awarded to Local Seniors
Five Franklin County high school seniors were recently awarded scholarships towards their health-related degree programs from the Martin H. Wennar, MD Health Education Fund. The $3000.00 scholarships were presented at a fund-raising event held at The Bliss Room at the St. Albans Museum. NMC’s CEO Peter J. Wright welcomed attendees and Rachael Shepardson-Rudden, RN was …
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Reclaiming Mobility: Mid-Foot reconstruction success at NMC
While out for a leisurely motorcycle ride last summer, John Collinsworth of St. Albans found himself between the proverbial rock and a hard place. “A group of friends and I were riding our motorcycles on a UTV trail near Troy, Vermont. Riding in the left side track, I brushed up against an embankment, stalling the …
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Molly Grismore, RN, Honored with Community Service Award
The Northwestern Medical Center (NMC) Board of Directors recognized Molly Grismore, RN, posthumously as the recipient of NMC’s 2023 Community Service Award in recognition of her devoted service to the NMC and our patients. The award was presented by Board President John Casavant who remembered Molly as a lifelong friend, and influential personality at NMC. …
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Masking Now Optional When Symptom-Free
Starting Thursday, May 11, Northwestern Medical Center (NMC) moves to a masking process that allows for optional masking except when patients are experiencing respiratory symptoms. NMC will continue to use masks in our Infusion Clinic, continue to encourage masking for immunocompromised patients, and continue to wear masks whenever patients or visitors request it. Please …
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