Nutrition and Food Services: The team that brightens our days, keeps us and our patients fed, sustains us with comfort food and kind words. Knowing we’ll have something good to […]
The Village People
2 Voices from Rural Primary Care Bethel has a population of 1,942; Chelsea, 1,233; and Rochester, 1,099.* Together, the people who live here—across 143 square miles, along branches of the […]
The Littlest Vermonters
Scroll down our Facebook page and you’ll come across thousands of reactions and comments speaking to the care patients receive at Gifford. Mothers of Gifford Babies are undoubtedly some of […]
Staying Power
The inpatient experience We know: No one wants to stay in the hospital. But when staying is clinically necessary, our team helps you heal, rest and renew—to get you home […]
Access Point
Specialty Services From our hearts to our heels, and all the parts in between, specialty clinicians at Gifford provide the care we need, when we need it, without having to […]
Open Office
He blogs. He advocates. He is Michael Costa. Gifford’s newest president and CEO talks a lot about transparency. And in his first 100-plus days on the job, he seems to […]
Specialized Care Close to Home
At a time in the United States when “60 million rural residents have limited access to orthopedic care due to a small rural orthopedic surgery workforce” (National Library of Medicine, […]
Wrapped in Services
Meet people where they are. More than a catchphrase, this strategy of connecting with individuals in a way that’s effective for them lies at the heart of the way many […]
Health and Technology
The intersection of technology and health care has long benefitted the patient, from use of diagnostic imaging tools like MRI and CT scans to heartrate monitors. Now, health information technology […]
Redefining Rural
The Oxford dictionary defines rural as “in, relating to, or characteristic of the countryside rather than the town.” Similar words include country, pastoral, rustic, bucolic, agricultural. Rural areas typically have […]
One Man’s Journey Relies on Community Connections
Sam Dorrance and Alice Blackmer moved into their 1890 Victorian home in Milton just before the start of the pandemic in the spring of 2020. The couple looked forward to […]
Gifford’s Same Day Joint Replacement Success
Hip replacement surgery was inevitable for 77-year-old Peter Nowlan. An x-ray six years ago showed arthritis was at the center of Peter’s discomfort. At the time, physical therapy helped him […]
FREE Programs Offer Life Changing Results
Gifford’s partnerships extend across the state, including the State of Vermont itself. Through the state-funded program, My Healthy Vermont, Gifford offers several free workshops led by coaches who understand the […]
Partners in Health
The dictionary defines “partner” as one associated with another, especially in action. When it comes to your health, there can be many groups, organizations or people who factor in to […]
The Heart to Keep Pushing
The Heart to Keep Pushing All Justin Merrill wanted to do this fall was hunt for elk in the high elevation of Colorado. It was something he and his friends […]
