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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…
Read More »July 16, 2018
Watercolor paintings by Bonnie Fallon are on display through Aug. 15 in the Gifford Gallery at Gifford Medical Center. The exhibit, free and open to the public, includes 44 pieces showcasing the land and views surrounding Fallon’s Brookfield, Vt., home. “Magic summer days when I was a kid at my Wheatley grandparents’ farm on Ridge…
Read More »July 5, 2018
About an hour northwest of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, lies the village of Do Digue. It’s not on many maps, and roads in the region are few. As with all of Haiti, described by Oxfam as “one of the most unequal societies in the world,” it is a place of extreme poverty, little infrastructure, and devastation brought…
Read More »July 3, 2018
Gifford Health Care recently joined an energy management partnership of nine hospitals coordinated by Efficiency Vermont. The partnership, Continuous Energy Improvement (CEI), will provide Gifford with technical assistance, education, and support to develop a comprehensive approach to energy management in order to reduce waste, improve energy performance over time, and cut costs. As a CEI…
Read More »June 22, 2018
Continuing a longtime summer tradition, the South Royalton Band will open the 7th annual Gifford Community Concert Series at 6 p.m. Tuesday, July 10, at Gifford Park. The free, family-friendly series features a different band each week through Aug. 21 and includes picnic-inspired refreshments provided by area nonprofit organizations. Families, friends, and neighbors are encouraged…
Read More »June 11, 2018
The podiatry team at Gifford Health Care will provide free foot screenings by appointment during a series of five sessions throughout the summer. Open to all Gifford and non-Gifford patients, the screenings will take place at the following central Vermont locations: June 20 at Chelsea Health Center (canceled) June 26 at Gifford Health Center at…
Read More »June 7, 2018
Photography by Tina Valentinetti is on display through July 11 in the Gifford Gallery at Gifford Medical Center. The exhibit, free and open to the public, includes 26 photographs, from wildlife close-ups of egrets and a barn owl to still life and landscape scenes from throughout Vermont. Valentinetti has been taking photographs since 1951, when…
Read More »June 6, 2018
Gifford Health Care’s Menig Nursing Home in Randolph Center earned deficiency-free surveys from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) of the Department of Health and Human Services after a site visit in May. The results make Menig the first nursing home in Vermont to complete a deficiency-free survey under new federal nursing home…
Read More »June 4, 2018
Gifford Health Care recently named Ursula Margazano the executive director of Gifford Retirement Community and administrator of Menig Nursing Home. Margazano brings to the role 20 years of long-term care experience in Vermont. The Gifford Retirement Community offers a variety of services as part of a continuum of care plan to support aging community members…
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