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Staffing ratios remain sticking point in CVPH nurses union contract talks
Staffing ratios remain a key sticking point as the Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital and its nurses' union negotiate a new contract.
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NYSNA Nurses ask for fair contract
PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. (ABC22/FOX44) – The New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA) nurses and healthcare professionals at University of Vermont-Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital (UVM-CVPH) spoke out today in favor of a fair contract that protects safe patient care. According to the NYSNA, understaffing is a widespread problem in the hospital...
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NYSNA workers at UVM-CVPH speak out for safe staffing & fair contract
Concerned about widespread understaffing, NYSNA nurses and healthcare professionals at UVM-CVPH spoke out for a fair contract that includes safe patient care. PLATTSBURGH | On Wednesday, April 29, New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA) nurses and healthcare professionals at University of Vermont-Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital (UVM-CVPH) spoke out for a fair contract that protects safe patient care. According to NYSNA, understaffing is a widespread problem in the hospital and puts quality patient care at risk, but UVM-CVPH administration is trying to avoid accountability for safe staffing standards in the contract.
The Burlington Free Press
Burlington, VT ranks among the cleanest cities in the US, report says
Burlington, Vermont has some of the cleanest air in the country, a new report found. In their annual "State of the Air" report, the American Lung Association ranked Burlington as the fifth cleanest city in the United States by year-round particle pollution in the top 25 cleanest cities in America. The metro area of Burlington's air quality has been below the annual pollution standard since the period of 2006 – 2008. "State of the Air' 2026 finds that 75.9 million people living in 84 counties across 21 states have been exposed to year-round levels of particle pollution that do not meet the annual air quality standard," the American Lung Association said. Here's what you need to know about air pollution and Burlington. Why is Burlington's air quality so good? The Vermont Department of Health said that the whole state's air quality is good, partially because the Green Mountain State lacks much of the congested traffic that causes poor air quality. In addition, in 2008 the City of Burlington began its updated climate action plan and determined that climate change's adverse effects on human health, one of which being bad air quality. According to the Climate Action Plan document on the
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2 North Country hospitals announce layoffs
PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. (WCAX) - Nine positions have been eliminated at the Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital and Alice Hyde Medical Center in New York’s North Country. President Michelle LeBeau said in a statement Monday that the health system is responding to challenges including rising costs and policy changes. She said,...
The Burlington Free Press
Moving to VT, singer Liz Cooper untangles COVID turmoil and coming out
Liz Cooper has gone through significant life changes in the past few years, from the end of what she called a “horrible, toxic relationship” to the start of a new one and the discovery of her queerness. The big adjustments include where she lives. The musician and lifelong urbanite moved last summer from New York City to rural Vermont, where she and her current partner now live outside Rutland. Cooper, who broke onto the national scene with the band Liz Cooper and the Stampede, went through those changes while preparing her next solo album. The aptly named “New Day,” her third record, came out Feb. 20. Cooper plays a show in her new home state Wednesday, April 22, at Higher Ground. The album, Cooper told the Burlington Free Press, reflects her highs and lows of the past few years. It encapsulates her current and previous relationships, sensations of rejection and intimacy and the confusing feelings that result. “Releasing the record is a huge catharsis. It’s a huge opportunity for me to have space,” Cooper said over coffee at the City Market café in Burlington's South End. “I’m continuing to learn how to be back in my body.” Vermont as a
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CVPH ED team earns national reaccreditation for senior care
To enhance the care provided to older adults, the ED staff continues to follow best practices and participate in educational opportunities and specialized training focused on meeting the unique needs of this patient population. — PLATTSBURGH | The Emergency Department (ED) team at University of Vermont Health Network – Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital (CVPH) has again met the highest national standards established by the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) for the care of adults ages 65 and older, earning its reaccreditation as a Level 3 Geriatric ED.
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Care during crisis: mental health crisis interventions for students
Young adults ages 18 to 25 experience higher rates of mental illness than any other age group, according to the National Institute of Mental Health. “I look at college-age individuals, and I think about the high suicide rate [for young adults],” said Julie Shasteen, registered nurse and nurse educator in mental healthcare at the UVM Medical Center. “Don’t be alone and don’t be embarrassed about coming and getting help, it happens to the best of us.”
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UVM Medical Center Is Losing $460,000 Every Day
UVM Health is taking a financial hit owing to steep cuts in insurance reimbursements and rising expenses, forcing the hospital system to absorb sustained losses. The health network’s flagship hospital, University of Vermont Medical Center, is losing $460,000 each day, UVM Health CEO Dr. Stephen Leffler told lawmakers on Tuesday.
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UVM Health Network - ECH welcomes four primary care practitioners
The addition of four primary care providers at UVM ensures more families get the care they need close to home. — ELIZABETHTOWN | As the need for comprehensive, community-based primary care grows across Essex County, University of Vermont Health Network – Elizabethtown Community Hospital is meeting that demand by welcoming four providers in recent months.
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Colchester Avenue construction to cause detours near hospital
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - Construction crews are working on the water distribution system along Colchester Avenue in Burlington starting Tuesday. The work is near the entrance to the UVM Medical Center, around Mansfield Avenue and Fletcher Place. The work is expected to last up to two weeks, overnight between 6...
The Burlington Free Press
Dentists in Vermont could be on the rise with new Colchester clinic
A Detroit dental school is slated to open a clinic and educational program in Colchester early next year, with the promise that its students will serve thousands of Vermonters annually for about half the cost of a private practice dentist. The clinic will also be the largest dental office in the state, stretching roughly 10,000 square feet and boasting 49 chairs upon completion. (Another 6,000 square feet on the second floor will be used for classrooms and offices.) "Many Vermonters are unable to afford dental care or find a dentist," said U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., at an April 3 press conference celebrating the near completion of the headquarters. "This is a major step forward in increasing access to quality, affordable dental care." Another goal of Vermont's first-ever dental school is to recruit the students to practice in the Green Mountain State once they graduate and become licensed dentists, which "we desperately need" more of, Sanders said. Vermont is currently one of 13 states without a dental school. The clinic and school is a partnership between the University of Detroit Mercy's School of Dentistry and the Vermont Dental Society. Thirty-two dental students from Detroit Mercy will participate in the program