SVMC Recognized for Excellence in Emergency Nursing
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Congratulations to the Kendall Emergency Department (ED) for being selected as a recipient of the Emergency Nurses Association’s 2024 Lantern Award®! The Lantern Award highlights excellence in leadership, practice, education, advocacy and research performance. SVMC's team was among less than 100 EDs throughout the country to receive this three-year designation and is the first ED in Vermont to receive the award. Read on to learn more about this prestigious honor.
Rising Temps Means Increased Risk of Heat-Related Illness
Over the past few years, heat-related deaths have been steadily increasing. Just last year, a staggering 2,297 Americans died from overheating.
It is important, now more than ever, to make sure you’re familiar with the early warning signs of heat-related illness, how to treat it, and how to prevent it.
Yes, summer vacation has barely begun but there is one back-to-school requirement that should be on every caregiver’s mind: physicals. SVMC’s Director of Pediatrics Jaclyn Lozier, MD explains why you should make an effort to schedule them now.
Swimmer’s ear is a common, and sometimes painful, condition that affects water lovers and even people who don’t swim. The great news is that it's treatable and preventable.
We’re all familiar with the importance of wearing sunscreen to protect our skin from damaging UV rays. But did you know those same rays can cause irreversible damage to your eyes?
Join Us in Celebrating the Vermont Chamber's 2024 Citizen of the Year
Tom Dee, President and CEO of Southwestern Vermont Medical Center, will be recognized at a special event on August 1 at the Everett Mansion at Southern Vermont College.
Green Mountain Care Board – Act 167 Community Meeting
In 2022, the Vermont legislature passed Act 167, which directed the Green Mountain Care Board (GMCB) and the state Agency of Human Services to develop community-informed and data-driven options to transform Vermont’s hospitals to improve access, affordability, quality and sustainability. The GMCB hired the national consulting firm, Oliver Wyman, to lead this process. This summer, Oliver Wyman is presenting its findings and options to hospitals and communities across the state. On August 1 at 7 p.m., Oliver Wyman will present its SVMC-specific findings at the Bennington Fire House.
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Create an Ad: Jiminy Peak Mountain Resort
By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff
Ruby Sosne, left, Jack Smith and Hazel Barenski with their certificates.
HANCOCK, Mass. — Williamstown Elementary School third-grade students in Cassandra Crosier's class participated in our Junior Marketers Create an Ad series.
We contacted Berkshire County teachers and asked their students to help create an ad for our sponsors and the community delivered. For the next nine months, we will showcase ads made by our creative next generation.
This month, students showcased Jiminy Peak Mountain Resort's winter season, which includes 45 trails for skiing and snowboarding, terrain jumps, scenic chair lift rides to the summit, snow tubing, the Kids Rule program, which teaches children ages 3 to 14 how to ski and snowboard, and much more.
The resort, located at 37 Corey Road in Hancock, works to be the most respected family resort in North America, said Katie Fogel, Jiminy Peak Mountain Resort director of marketing.
Fogel met with the students to answer their questions about the resort's history, activities, facilities, and the mountain's typography.
One student asked how the resort got its name, and Fogel explained that the story is from when the area was flown over in the 1940s. It is believed the pilots said, "by Jiminy, that's a peak," she said.
Students were also intrigued by how the resort's buildings were named, some of which are named after people who played an integral role in making it what it is today.
Around 40 people attended the community lighting for the first night of Hanukkah, which fell this year on the same day as Christmas. They gathered in the snow around the glowing blue electric menorah even as the temperature hovered around 12 degrees. click for more
Perhaps no public project has generated as much discussion over the last decade as the proposed new fire station. In September, the long-planned project finally began to come to fruition.
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One person was shot with a firearm at 330 Cole Ave. on Sunday morning, triggering an hour-long lockdown of Williams College and a manhunt for an armed suspect. click for more