SVHC's CEO Named One of Becker's List of '50 Rural Hospital CEOs to Know'

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BENNINGTON, Vt. — Southwestern Vermont Health Care's president and chief executive officer Thomas A. Dee was recognized on Becker's Hospital Review's list of "50 Rural Hospital CEOs to Know."

Through an independent review, this list identifies executives who have demonstrated dedication to providing access to high-quality care, participation on rural healthcare committees and boards, regional and national leadership positions, regional or national recognition for their efforts, and excellent organizational performance.

Becker's Hospital Review is a monthly publication offering up-to-date business and legal news and analysis relating to hospitals and health systems. Each issue reaches more than 18,000 hospital leaders. The Becker’s complete list can be viewed online.

 


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We Can be Thankful for Vermont's Wild Turkeys

MONTPELIER, Vt. — One of our native wildlife species historically played an important role on Thanksgiving Day.  
 
North America's native wild turkeys were the ancestors of the Thanksgiving turkey on our dinner table. 
 
Originally found only in the wild, turkeys now exist as meat-producing domesticated varieties -- the broad breasted white, broad breasted bronze, white Holland, bourbon red, and a host of other breeds – all of them descended from our native wild turkey. 
 
More than 140,000 servings of Vermont wild turkeys are harvested each year – that's 140,000 servings of free-ranging, wild and sustainably harvested protein. 
 
Wild turkeys exist throughout Vermont today, but that was not always the case.  Wild turkeys disappeared from Vermont in the mid-to-late 1800s due to habitat destruction when land was cleared for farming and only 25 percent of the state was covered by forest.
 
The wild turkeys we see in Vermont today originated from just 31 wild turkeys stocked in Southwestern Vermont by the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department in 1969 and 1970.  Vermont's forest habitat was once again capable of supporting turkeys.  State wildlife biologists moved groups of these birds northward, and today Vermont's population of turkeys is estimated at close to 50,000.    
 
This is just one of many wildlife restoration success stories we can be thankful for in 2024.  Funding for Vermont's wild turkey restoration was derived from the sale of hunting licenses and a federal tax on hunting equipment. 
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