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February 7, 2019
Community orgs encouraged to apply by Feb. 22 Gifford Health Care seeks applicants for the 2019 Philip D. Levesque Memorial Community Award, a $1,000 grant given annually to a local organization involved in the arts, health, community development, education, or the environment. The Gifford Board of Trustees established the award in 1994 in memory of Levesque,…
Read More »January 22, 2019
Pen-and-ink drawings by Sandra Brockmeyer Button, whose work captures the character of historic barns and other farm buildings throughout central Vermont, are on display through Feb. 13 in the Gifford Gallery at Gifford Medical Center. Titled “Our Vanishing Vermont Landmarks,” the exhibit is free and open to the public. “Watching one after another of the…
Read More »The year was 1976. Americans celebrated our nation’s bicentennial and saw the election of a new president, Jimmy Carter. Our pants were bell-bottoms, our sideburns long, and our music disco—or Peter Frampton—depending on whom you ask. We watched “Happy Days,” “Laverne & Shirley,” and “M*A*S*H.” And we paid on average 59 cents for a gallon…
Read More »January 16, 2019
The Volunteer Chaplaincy Program at Gifford Medical Center invites community members to attend “Four Fridays in February: Living Through Loss,” from noon to 1:30 p.m. beginning Feb. 1 in the Red Clover Conference Room at Gifford. The free, weekly bereavement series is open to anyone who has experienced the loss of a loved one, whether…
Read More »January 8, 2019
The Radiology Department at Gifford Health Care has a new and improved mobile unit to provide magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for patients in central Vermont. The MRI unit, leased from the Center for Diagnostic Imaging, brings advanced technology to Gifford and provides a more comfortable patient experience than that offered by the hospital’s previous unit.…
Read More »December 26, 2018
The Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine team at Gifford Health Care has been named Vermont’s 2018 “HPV Vaccine Is Cancer Prevention Champion” for outstanding efforts to protect adolescents from cancers caused by human papillomavirus (HPV). The award, announced last week by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), American Cancer Society, and Association of American…
Read More »December 12, 2018
Wildlife photographs taken by East Roxbury resident Tina Grant are on display through Jan. 9, 2019, in the Gifford Gallery at Gifford Medical Center. The exhibit, titled “My Love for Animals,” is free and open to the public. Born and raised in New Hampshire, Grant spent most weekends and summers of her youth on Mink…
Read More »November 29, 2018
Central Vermont caregivers seeking support and advice are invited to join the Randolph Area Caregiver Support Group. The free group meets from 2 to 3 p.m. on the second Wednesday of every month in the Conference Center at Gifford Medical Center. Gifford Community Health Team Care Coordinators Kayla Thibault and Noreen Fordham facilitate the group.…
Read More »November 20, 2018
Joshua White Named CMO; Louis DiNicola Retires from Director Role Joshua White, MD, will serve as Gifford Health Care’s chief medical officer (CMO) effective Jan. 1, 2019, Gifford officials announced today, a promotion that will further align Gifford’s medical leadership with its administration. White, an emergency medicine physician, currently serves as Gifford’s hospital division medical…
Read More »November 14, 2018
Gifford Health Care’s Menig Nursing Home in Randolph Center has an overall Five-Star rating from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), according to the latest reports published by the federal agency. Created to “to help consumers, their families, and caregivers compare nursing homes more easily and to help identify areas about which [they]…
Read More »November 12, 2018
The Primary Care team at Gifford Health Care continues to expand to meet the needs of central Vermonters, with Rachel Coombs, MD, providing family care at Gifford’s Bethel Health Center starting this week. Coombs works with patients at all stages of life, from newborn to geriatric, including prenatal, birth, and postpartum care. She sees family…
Read More »November 6, 2018
Industry experts will present on topics ranging from financial planning to navigating Medicare during “Transitioning Into Retirement,” a seminar from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 17, at Strode Independent Living at Morgan Orchards in Randolph Center. Sponsored by Gifford, the seminar is free and open to the public and includes lunch. Sessions and…
Read More »October 29, 2018
Gifford Health Care’s Primary Care team continues to grow, with Physician Assistant Katherine Clemente starting this month in Randolph and Nurse Practitioner Pascale Stephani joining providers at Gifford’s Berlin location. Clemente provides a wide range of care services and has clinical interests in women’s health and sports medicine. The Vermont native finds making connections with…
Read More »Oil paintings by Chelsea artist Greg Kotyk are on display through Nov. 28 in the Gifford Gallery at Gifford Medical Center. The exhibit, free and open to the public, includes mountainous landscapes from Vermont to Wyoming. A military veteran, Kotyk has traveled extensively throughout the United States, Europe, Central Asia, and the Middle East. He…
Read More »October 11, 2018
The Governor’s Committee on the Employment of People with Disabilities (GCEPD) presented Gifford Health Care with a 2018 Spirit of the ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) Award during a ceremony Thursday afternoon, Oct. 11, at Gifford Medical Center. Accepting the award on behalf of Gifford were Human Resources Recruiter Angela Allard, Environmental Services Manager Ruthie…
Read More »October 8, 2018
The General Surgery team at Gifford Health Care will provide free skin cancer screenings by appointment during a series of four sessions throughout the fall. Open to all Gifford and non-Gifford patients, the private screenings will take place at the following central Vermont locations: Oct. 25, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.: Gifford Specialty Care in…
Read More »October 2, 2018
Psychotherapist Corina Rose, MA, LCMHC, has joined the Behavioral Health team at Gifford Health Care, providing counseling at Gifford’s Randolph and Berlin locations. Rose helps adult and teenage clients work through a variety of issues, from mood disorders such as depression to relationship challenges with couples. A trauma-informed therapist, she describes her style as “eclectic,”…
Read More »September 25, 2018
Images captured by freelance nature and wildlife photographer Lisa Manning are on display through Oct. 24 in the Gifford Gallery at Gifford Medical Center. The exhibit, free and open to the public, features a series of scenes from Vermont to Alaska and across the seasons. Among Manning’s wildlife subjects on display at Gifford are a…
Read More »September 19, 2018
Dr. Emilija O. Florance has joined the team at Gifford Health Care, providing Primary Care at Gifford’s Randolph and Berlin locations. Florance sees patients of all ages, newborn to geriatric, and provides a wide range of care, from chronic disease management to women’s health. Her approach to care is based on developing a partnership with…
Read More »September 11, 2018
This month Gifford’s Kingwood Health Center became the first Orange County distribution site for free naloxone, also known by brand name Narcan, the medication that, when taken properly, saves lives by rapidly reversing opioid overdoses. Opioids, which include heroin as well as pain relievers like oxycodone and morphine, are highly addictive drugs that can cause…
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