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Appendectomy of a Brave Teen: NMC is ‘her hospital’
“Being in the ER was less dramatic than you see in movies or on television,” says Madden GraffBell, a 14-year-old freshman, who found herself at NMC’s Emergency Department this past February. “You don’t see that scary side,” she says, “Everyone was supportive and friendly.” Experiencing acute abdominal pain while at school, Madden was evaluated by …
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New Cardiologist Speaks at Auxiliary Meeting
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. …
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Northwestern Medical Center Launches Nursing Pathway Expansion
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 …
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NMC Accepting Applications for Health Professions Scholarship
St. Albans (September 12, 2024) – Northwestern Medical Center is now accepting Health Professions Scholarship applications, earlier than in previous years. NMC is excited to announce the expansion of the number of Health Professions Scholarships given out to 5 scholarships instead of 4 and hopes to have one recipient from each high school in Franklin County. …
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NMC Recognizes Angie Aulis – an Extraordinary Nurse
Angie Aulis, RN of Northwestern Medical Center’s Family Birth Center was recently honored with The DAISY Award® For Extraordinary Nurses. The award is part of the DAISY Foundation’s programs to recognize the super-human efforts nurses perform every day. The award was presented to Angie at an event on Thursday, August 29 in NMC’s Courtyard Café …
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NMC Pilots Medical Respite Bed Program
For Immediate Release St. Albans (September 5th, 2024) – NMC has launched an innovative pilot program that provides short-term housing to patients who would otherwise struggle in an unsafe environment at home. This type of care is called “medical respite care” and the need is growing due to increased numbers of people experiencing unsafe housing. …
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Even Fewer Cigarette Butts Cleaned Up in 2024
For Immediate Release August 20, 2024 Contact: Amy Brewer Franklin Grand Isle Tobacco Prevention Coalition [email protected], 802-922-2587 (St. Albans, VT) –For the 9th year in a row, the Franklin Grand Isle Tobacco Prevention Coalition with help from Downtown Board member and Med Associates VP, Valdemar Garibay, organized 9 different Butt Litter Clean Up events in …
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Community Partners Classic Raises Just Over $34,000
This year’s Community Partners Classic golf tournament raised just over $34,000 for Northwestern Counseling & Support Services and Northwestern Medical Center. In its 16th year, the collaborative tournament was a great success with 39 teams enjoying a round of golf at the Champlain Country Club and 32 sponsors supporting the tourney. “We want to …
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Run For Jim Raises $12,000 for Local Residents
St. Albans (July 17, 2024) – This spring’s 25th Run/Walk for Jim raised an incredible $12,000 in support of the Jim Bashaw Cancer and Catastrophic Illness Fund. The Run/Walk for Jim thanked all their community sponsors and members of the community who helped make this year’s run a success even in rainy weather. Peter Wright, …
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NMC Working Toward Gathering Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Data
This year, Northwestern Medical Center is working on a project to begin collecting Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (SOGI) data from our patients in a consistent and respectful way. This project is part of our NMC’s ongoing work on Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging, guided by a core team of NMC’ers and expert consultants. Why …
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NMC Operational – Radiology Partners are Experiencing Delays
Northwestern Medical Center continues to be operational despite the global cybersecurity incident, however, our radiology partners have been affected, and therefore, we are experiencing very long turn around times. This will result in significant delays in our emergency department and urgent care settings.
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NMC Welcomes New Chief Nursing Officer
Northwestern Medical Center is pleased to announce that Michelle Buck, DPN, RN, FACHE will be joining NMC as our new Chief Nursing Officer. Michelle has experience at both large and small hospitals in rural environments, most recently leading at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center as the Vice President of Inpatient Nursing. She brings 28 years of …
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