Vermont Health News (United States)

PhysicalFitness.ME launched this week after several months in development. The website offers free professional tips and advice from fitness and weight training expert David LaMartina and black belt martial arts instructor Russ Hudson.

Benjamin Littenberg MD FACP Expert Panel to Support Vermont’s Goals to Improving Quality, Access, and Cost of Health Care

IAME is launching a free service to ARDMS-registered users to transmit their online CME credits directly into their ARDMS transcript.

Leading authorities from the medical home field gather to discuss patient engagement as a key operating strategy for health care improvement

The Institute for Advanced Medical Education (IAME) is expanding on the success of their regional anesthesia training program by introducing ‘Regional Anesthesia’ a new Facebook group that supports the practice of ultrasound-guided nerve blocks.

Articles, reviews, creativity, and original poetry on aging gracefully, from "young senior" Adan Lerma. Yoga, fitness, and remaining creatively active are the themes explored. DVD and articles reviews, plus poetry from the perspective of time.

Part of a national campaign by the American Academy of Dermatology Association (AADA), Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin has recognized November 2011 as National Healthy Skin Month.

Southwestern Vermont Health Care has donated $50,000 in proceeds from its annual fundraiser to organizations that providing relief from Hurricane Irene in the greater Bennington and Deerfield Valley areas.

Pyramid Holistic Wellness Center will be sponsoring a special giant indoor sale, along with other activities, to raise money for the Rutland County Women's Network and Shelter.

The Second Annual Heart of the Islands Bike Tour, which took place on July 9th in the Champlain Islands, raised over $800 for Local Motion, a nonprofit promoting human-powered transportation and recreation in the greater-Burlington area.

GetEducated.com releases their rankings of the top online colleges for online degrees in psychology on the dimension of affordability. The consumer group’s online college cost rankings are based on a survey of 48 regionally accredited universities.

Over 200 coffee companies from around the world participated in the 2011 Grounds for Health Coffee Auction, raising a record sum for the non-profit.

Dr. Margaret Smiechowski and Pyramid Fitness Center in Rutland, Vermont are pleased to announce that they have opened the United States' first public Halotherapy Treatment Room based on original 19th century Polish technology.

The honoree for SVHC’s 2011 Health Care Leadership Award is Dr. James F. Keenan and Mrs. Lila Cestone is the recipient of SVHC’s 2011 Distinguished Community Service Award.

Many Studies have Shown that Spending Time in the Great Outdoors Has Significant Health Benefits. Vermont Waterfalls Tour, LLC Provides Stress Relieving One Day Vacations Visiting 7 of the Best Waterfalls VT has to Offer along 180 Scenic Miles.

The staff and volunteers of VNA & Hospice of SVHC invite all members of the local community to their Tree of Hope Memorial Service on Saturday, June 12, at 3 p.m. at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center (SVMC).

The Organic Mother brings current information to families to help them live an organic lifestyle. Parents will find tips & support to help them raise strong, healthy kids who make great food & lifestyle choices to carry with them through their lives.

Vermont-based Grounds for Health accepts the Specialty Coffee Association of America 2011 Sustainability Award for its work preventing cervical cancer in coffee-growing communities.

Southwestern Vermont Medical Center (SVMC) will present a free presentation, “Relief for Vein and Leg Pain,” on Tuesday, May 17, with Surgeon Frederick Loy of SVMC General Surgery.

The TerraPharma Project has announced that Southwestern Vermont Health Care will be a recipient of a 2011 Way-Paver Institutional Award for its Barcoding at the Point of Care (BPOC) patient safety initiative.

A dynamic new tool to help commercial buyers evaluate product content, certifications and other relevant data about building materials is now available through BuildingGreen.

Chiropractic & Massage Therapy now available for worksite wellness programs in the Burlington, VT area.

SVMC physician and medical director of VNA & Hospice of SVHC is now certified by the American Board of Hospice and Palliative Medicine and recently earned the designation of Fellow in Hospital Medicine (FHM).

Mesothelioma is one of the rare-rest forms of cancer with 2 to 3 years rate of survival. Little is known about Mesothelioma in the grand scheme of things, and only in the last 4-5 years have the breakthroughs in treatment begun to surface.

Dr. Margaret Smiechowski, North America's foremost expert on Himalayan salt, is pleased to announce that her latest salt cave design is set to be revealed on March 29th.

Lenair Healing Foundation announces Teleconference on March 18 to discuss details of donation to nonprofits of its free fundraising tool on a collaborative basis.

Nonprofits that participate with the Lenair Healing Foundation must be able to accept tax-deductible donations and need only communicate to their current members and announce the event.

The 2010 winners of the Magnet Physician Award and Magnet Spirit Award are Emergency Room Physician Paul Vinsel and Kathleen McGuire, an emergency room unit coordinator.

Join distinguished cardiology experts from both SVMC and St. Peter’s Hospital for a FREE presentation, “Atrial Fibrillation: What is it, how do I know if I have it, and how do I treat it?” on Saturday, Feb. 26.

Southwestern Vermont Health Care's FY2010 audit shows the health system ending the year with an operating gain of $6.6 million; however, hospital officials are concerned that higher taxes and lower government payments will hurt future revenue.

Dr. Lynn Mann, a pediatrician with more than 25 years experience, is joining SVMC Pediatrics of Southwestern Vermont Medical Center on Jan. 31.

Exhibitor Registration Is Open for Region’s Largest Boomer & Senior Event

Southwestern Vermont Medical Center (SVMC) will present the Food for Life class, “Introduction to How Foods Fight Cancer,” on Tuesday, Jan. 18.

Elizabeth Warner, MD, a general surgeon and cancer liaison physician with Southwestern Vermont Medical Center (SVMC), has earned a fellowship from the American College of Surgeons (ACS).

At an average rate of 16 breaths a minute a CPAP user breathes out 7680 in an 8 hour sleep period.

Bennington area physician becomes certified in sleep medicine, enhancing the ability of local people receive state-of-the-art care for sleep disorders.

Point to Communicate pictorial booklets provide a simple and affordable communication aid for those who are unable to speak, write, due to stroke, Parkinson’s, cancer, surgery, illness, disease, accident or age.

Join SVMC on Thursday, Nov. 18, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., in the hospital lobby to make a “Pledge to Quit” tobacco in celebration of the Thirty-Fifth Annual American Cancer Society Great American Smokeout.

Southwestern Vermont Medical Center (SVMC) became one of only 30 hospitals in the world and only the third hospital in New England to earn the designation of Magnet Hospital for Nursing Excellence for a third time on October 29.

Women with HER2-negative breast cancer have a the option of enrolling in a clinical trial for a new cancer treatment at Southwestern Vermont Regional Cancer Center.

Southwestern Vermont Medical Center (SVMC) will present on its accredited, comprehensive breast care program on Tuesday, Oct. 12, at 6 p.m. in Conference Room C on the second floor of the hospital.

Southwestern Vermont Health Care’s Wellness Connection, along with the Vermont Blueprint for Health, is offering a free six-week workshop for those interested in self-managing one or more long-term health conditions.

VNA & Hospice of SVHC will begin a nine-week training session on Sept. 9, for those interested in becoming a hospice volunteer. Hospice volunteers serve many vital roles administratively and with hospice patients and their families.

The CEO and two physicians from Southwestern Vermont Medical Center (SVMC) will present at the next Chamber DAZE event at Equinox Village on August 12.

Social Interest Solutions' Co-director, Bobbie Wilbur, Highlighted Best Practices for Managing Electronic Exchange of Program Eligibility Data

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon Marthe Ann Gabey has joined Southwestern Vermont Medical Center (SVMC).

Green Mountain Direct Cremation Services offers a low-cost alternative to traditional VT funeral services. They will be opening in Windsor, Vermont on July 19, 2010.

Dr. Eric Siegel is Southwestern Vermont Medical Center's newest OB/GYN provider. He will share an office with Dr. Themarge Small beginning July 6, in Suite 302 in the Medical Office Building at 140 Hospital Dr., Bennington, Vt.

In a response to community need, Southwestern Vermont Medical Center (SVMC) is now offering epidurals to pregnant women who deliver at the hospital. The first epidural was performed in late May.

Two of Southwestern Vermont Medical Center's top surgeons will soon be holding office hours in Manchester, Vt., at the SVMC Northshire Campus