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The Commission on Cancer (CoC), a quality program of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) has granted three-year accreditation to the cancer program at Northwestern Medical Center (NMC). To earn voluntary CoC accreditation, a cancer program must meet 34 CoC quality care standards, be evaluated every three years through a survey process, and maintain levels …

Northwestern Medical Center is pleased to announce the new Nursing Pathway Program, a partnership with Community College of Vermont, VSAC, and Vermont State University (formerly known as Vermont Technical College) and the Vermont Talent Pipeline. The NMC RN Pathway Program provides an opportunity for those interested in pursuing a nursing degree to apply for full-time …

Starting Tuesday, April 11, NMC will change the requirements for masking in our buildings to allow patients and visitors to not wear masks in public spaces. Masks will still be required in the Emergency Department, the Family Birth Center, Progressive Care Unit and Diagnostic Imaging.   This approach will be used for one month while NMC …

NMC’s Patient and Family Advisory Council (PFAC) meet last week and reflected on the work the group has accomplished in its first six months.   Some of the accomplishments reviewed included learning about Lean Daily Management and the Gemba Walk at NMC, development of a webpages devoted to quality initiatives and patient advocacy, meeting the …

NMC is happy to announce that X-Ray services will once again be offered at the Georgia Urgent Care clinic in early April.  In addition, NMC’s Diagnostic Imaging Department will move Bone Density imaging equipment to the Georgia location to allow patients easy access to this outpatient exam, avoiding having to enter the hospital.   All …

An update from the American Hospital Assocation says: When the omicron BA.4/BA.5 variants were circulating, Americans who received an updated COVID-19 vaccine were 14 times less likely to die than those who received no vaccine and five times less likely to die than those who received the original monovalent vaccine, according a study released today …

By: Sarah Parsons West, for Northwestern Medical Center   Northwestern Medical Center is upgrading its Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) equipment this month, providing patients with the most efficient imaging services, through state-of-the-art technology. The hospital anticipates the completion of the project, and utilization of the new equipment by the end of February or early March, …

Northwestern Medical Center’s Progressive Care Unit Director Danielle Boudro, RN, testified before the Senate Committee on Health and Welfare about how healthcare professionals are assaulted and traumatized on a regular basis.   “I am taken aback by the sheer number of incidences – simply in the last week – on our inpatient unit,” Boudro said. She …

Northwestern Medical Center is pleased to announce the birth of our first baby of 2022, who the media has reported as the first baby born in Vermont this year! On Sunday, January 1, Danielle Lareau and Jordan Raymo welcomed Elsie Claire Raymo into their family. Danielle and Jordan, who live in Franklin, were happy to …