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Healthy+
Hello,
Pamela M. Duchene, PhD, APRN
Southwestern Vermont
Medical Center
Thomas A. Dee, FACHE
President and CEO
100 Hospital Drive
Bennington, VT 05201
healthyplus@svhealthcare.org
svhealthcare.org
Managing Editor
Amanda Haar
Art Director
Heidi Humphrey
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What a difference a year makes.
Last year, when I penned this letter for our winter/spring issue, Phase
One of the Southwestern Vermont Medical Center’s (SVMC) most ambitious
building project in the last forty years was in its earliest stages. Twelve months
later, Phase One is complete and the new Kendall Emergency Department,
the Richard and Pamela Ader Foundation Lobby, and Marro Café are open
to the public. Doubling the size of the previous space, the new emergency
department puts SVMC in a position to better care for the current and emerging
needs of the people we serve and brings the quality of the facility into
alignment with the level of care offered by our outstanding, board-certified,
emergency physicians and nurses.
In that same 12-month period, SVMC officially joined Dartmouth Health,
becoming the sixth hospital member of the Dartmouth system. In addition
to providing access to more than 2,000 of the Dartmouth system’s most
distinguished physicians and providers, the formalized integration provides
numerous meaningful benefits to the communities we serve (see page 10 for
more details).
Even while all that was taking place, the caring never stopped. Our dedicated
providers, both at the hospital and our satellite campuses, continued treating
patients with the aim of keeping them at their healthy best. That aim is also
what this and every issue of Healthy+ is all about. The topics covered reflect
the issues we know have the greatest impact on the health and well-being of
our community.
We hope that sharing information on these key health issues, as well as
connecting you to related resources and services offered by SVMC and our
community partners, will help you and your loved ones enjoy the best health—
and life—possible.
Yours in good health,
Pamela M. Duchene, PhD, APRN
Vice President of Patient Care Services and Chief Nursing Officer
Southwestern Vermont Medical Center
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