Health Care /tags/health-care Health Care en-US 开云体育 Thu, 27 Mar 2025 20:50:58 GMT Berlin hospital support staff push for better wages, staffing ratios in final contract negotiations /local-news/2025-03-27/central-vermont-medical-center-berlin-support-staff-push-for-better-wages-staffing-ratios-final-contract-negotiations A Central Vermont Medical Center spokesperson told 开云体育 in an email that the hospital remains 鈥渃ommitted to reaching an agreement that supports our staff as well as the long-term sustainability of CVMC for our patients and community.鈥� Thu, 27 Mar 2025 20:50:58 GMT /local-news/2025-03-27/central-vermont-medical-center-berlin-support-staff-push-for-better-wages-staffing-ratios-final-contract-negotiations Elodie Reed Former longtime President and CEO of Rutland Regional Medical Center Tom Huebner dies /local-news/2025-03-27/former-longtime-president-and-ceo-of-rutland-regional-medical-center-tom-huebner-dies Tom Huebner, longtime former president and CEO of Rutland Regional Medical Center, died Wednesday at age 71. Hospital and community members say he left a lasting mark on the region. Thu, 27 Mar 2025 20:32:53 GMT /local-news/2025-03-27/former-longtime-president-and-ceo-of-rutland-regional-medical-center-tom-huebner-dies Nina Keck UVM Medical Center offers $23M to primary care, insurer in surprise deal to avoid penalties /local-news/2025-03-27/uvm-medical-center-offers-23m-to-primary-care-insurer-in-surprise-deal-to-avoid-penalties After going over budget by more than $100 million over two years, UVM Medical Center has put forward a compromise to state regulators. Thu, 27 Mar 2025 14:32:14 GMT /local-news/2025-03-27/uvm-medical-center-offers-23m-to-primary-care-insurer-in-surprise-deal-to-avoid-penalties Lexi Krupp LGBTQ+ youth seek new protections in Vermont as national climate turns 'terrifying' /local-news/2025-03-26/lgbtq-youth-seek-new-protections-outright-vermont-national-climate-turns-terrifying Outright Vermont is urging state lawmakers to safeguard the rights of youth in Vermont as the Trump administration seeks to rollback protections for LGBTQ+ Americans. Wed, 26 Mar 2025 20:05:29 GMT /local-news/2025-03-26/lgbtq-youth-seek-new-protections-outright-vermont-national-climate-turns-terrifying Peter Hirschfeld 5 years after COVID hit, Dr. Mark Levine still feels good about Vermont's response /local-news/2025-03-25/5-years-after-covid-hit-dr-mark-levine-still-feels-good-about-vermonts-response Levine attributes the state's low death rate in part to widespread adherence to public health guidance. He's set to retire this month. Tue, 25 Mar 2025 20:53:15 GMT /local-news/2025-03-25/5-years-after-covid-hit-dr-mark-levine-still-feels-good-about-vermonts-response Mikaela Lefrak, Daniela Fierro, Lexi Krupp Several Vermont hospitals report another year of multi-million dollar losses /local-news/2025-03-14/several-vermont-hospitals-report-another-year-multi-million-dollar-losses An exception is the University of Vermont Medical Center in Burlington, which made over $60 million providing patient care last year. Fri, 14 Mar 2025 21:32:33 GMT /local-news/2025-03-14/several-vermont-hospitals-report-another-year-multi-million-dollar-losses Lexi Krupp Older Vermonters and caregivers rely on adult day programs. Medicaid cuts could jeopardize them /local-news/2025-03-13/older-vermonters-caregivers-rely-adult-day-programs-medicaid-cuts-could-decimate-them In Vermont, there are only 11 day programs aimed at supporting older adults and providing daytime respite for caregivers. Proposed Medicaid cuts could exacerbate that shortage. Thu, 13 Mar 2025 09:00:00 GMT /local-news/2025-03-13/older-vermonters-caregivers-rely-adult-day-programs-medicaid-cuts-could-decimate-them Nina Keck Concerns grow as Copley Hospital set to vote on fate of birthing center /local-news/2025-03-12/concerns-grow-copley-hospital-vote-close-birthing-center In the next few months, the hospital board will vote on whether or not to close the birthing center at the community hospital in Morrisville. Wed, 12 Mar 2025 09:00:00 GMT /local-news/2025-03-12/concerns-grow-copley-hospital-vote-close-birthing-center Lexi Krupp Measles case confirmed in Vermont, unrelated to outbreaks in U.S. or Canada /local-news/2025-03-11/measles-case-confirmed-in-vermont-unrelated-to-outbreaks-in-u-s-or-canada The Vermont Department of Health said a school-aged child in Lamoille County tested positive after traveling internationally. Tue, 11 Mar 2025 21:01:12 GMT /local-news/2025-03-11/measles-case-confirmed-in-vermont-unrelated-to-outbreaks-in-u-s-or-canada Lexi Krupp A UVM team is creating a massive database of research about opioid use disorder /show/vermont-edition/2025-03-11/a-uvm-team-is-creating-a-massive-database-of-research-about-opioid-use-disorder Dr. David Krag and his team are sifting through around 43,000 studies about opioids and addiction to create an easy-to-access research database. Tue, 11 Mar 2025 20:15:44 GMT /show/vermont-edition/2025-03-11/a-uvm-team-is-creating-a-massive-database-of-research-about-opioid-use-disorder Mikaela Lefrak, Andrea Laurion