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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 …

St. Albans (November 14, 2024) – For Breast Cancer Awareness month in October, Nucar Automall of St. Albans took a portion of funds from every car sold and raised an astounding $16,000 in support of the Jim Bashaw Cancer and Catastrophic Illness Fund. Peter Wright (CEO of Northwestern Medical Center), Jessica Frost (Manager of Population …

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 September 12th, Cottage Hospital of Woodsville, NH, and Adirondack Health of Saranac Lake, NY, became the newest members of the New England Collaborative Health Network (NE-CHN) based out of St. Albans, VT that was founded in May 2024 by Copley Hospital, Northwestern Medical Center, and Brattleboro Memorial Hospital NE-CHN offers independent hospitals, and their …

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. …

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 11, 2024 Northwestern Medical Center Launches Nursing Pathway Expansion (St. Albans, Vermont) – Northwestern Medical Center (NMC) welcomes seven new nurse apprentices into their pre-requisites at Community College of Vermont (CCV), marking the second of three nursing cohorts funded by a grant from the Agency of Human Services. This fall 13 …