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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…
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…
Read More »August 29, 2018
Two new providers, Victoria Edwards, DO, and Rafael Montecino, MD, joined Gifford Health Care in mid-August, strengthening the Gifford general surgery team to meet the needs of central Vermont patients. Edwards and Montecino will provide a variety of services in both office and operating-room settings, from surgery required by diseases of the skin to appendix…
Read More »August 21, 2018
Watercolors by Vermont artist Barbara Geyselaers are on display through Sept. 19 in the Gifford Gallery at Gifford Medical Center. The exhibit, free and open to the public, features 15 pieces inspired by a variety of scenes, from a summer cottage to a desert landscape. Geyselaers began painting in the 1970s, focusing on watercolors and…
Read More »Chip Milnor is a big man, in stature and in heart. Saturday afternoon, beneath the Last Mile Ride (LMR) tent in Gifford Park, friends, family and fellow bikers cheered him as he stood to be recognized as the event’s top fundraiser with $8,525, bringing the 13th annual Last Mile Ride fundraising total to $110,000 to…
Read More »August 14, 2018
This month, as student athletes and their coaches prepare for the fall season, Gifford Health Care and Randolph Union High School (RUHS) make official an agreement to provide athletic training in the coming year for all high school and Vermont Principals’ Association (VPA)-required middle school sports. Per the agreement, a Gifford athletic trainer will cover…
Read More »August 2, 2018
For a quarter century, Susan Mascola looked after Randolph-area children while their parents worked. As director of Robin’s Nest, Gifford’s on-site daycare, she and her team led activities and lessons, bandaged knees, and played with their young charges. On any given day, Susan could be found crawling into a playhouse with toddlers, tending to the…
Read More »July 18, 2018
Gifford continues a central Vermont community tradition Aug. 17-18 with the 13th annual Last Mile Ride to support end-of-life care for patients and their families. The two-day, family-friendly event features a motorcycle ride, 5K run, and 1- and 2-mile walks to raise funds for palliative care and special services. Since 2006, Last Mile Ride has…
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