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The CPG Coordinating Council gathered to rate blinded DAISY Award nominations to choose the winner. The DAISY Award® was awarded to one of NMC’s nurses on Tuesday, July 7th.  Tonya Sheltra, an RN in Urology, was honored with The DAISY Award® For Extraordinary Nurses. The award is part of the DAISY Foundation’s programs to recognize the …

St. Albans (June 23, 2026) – Haddad Subaru of St. Albans recently donated blankets 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 during their hospital …

ST. ALBANS — Dr. Anna Royer, of Northwestern Associates in Surgery, was honored with the Deogracias “Deo” P. Esguerra, MD Service Award at Northwestern Medical Center’s recent 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. …

St. Albans, VT (May 28, 2026) — Five Franklin County high school seniors were recently awarded scholarships towards their healthcare-related degree programs from the Martin H. Wennar, MD Health Education Fund. The $4,000.00 scholarships will be presented to the students at their schools’ graduation celebrations.   The 2026 recipients are: Leigh Brown, from BFA Fairfax, …

We’d like to share an update regarding our Diagnostic Imaging (DI) scheduling services at Northwestern Medical Center. We are currently navigating staffing challenges on our scheduling team.  Recent vacancies have at times reduced our team to a single scheduler, leading to longer-than-usual phone hold times and delays in processing routine referrals. We are glad to …

This year’s Run/Walk for Jim event is being held in loving memory of Mike Miller. Mike was the late husband of St. Albans native Joe Calano who participated in last year’s run before his passing in August 2025 following a courageous battle with germ cell cancer. Mike left a lasting impact on the people around …

Caylin Nielsen started having contractions unexpectedly, only a few hours after enjoying a friend’s wedding rehearsal dinner last summer. She didn’t know she was in labor because her baby wasn’t due for another two weeks. She and her husband, Cameron, went home to Highgate, expecting a normal night. But two hours later, she began to …