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Local businessman donates $4 million to financially ailing Brattleboro Memorial Hospital
“I wanted to give something back,” said Willy Buhlmann, who emigrated from Switzerland more than a half-century ago to found and recently sell his Swiss Precision Turning machine shop.
Addison County lands $3 million grant to fight addiction
“Geographic isolation, provider shortages and pervasive stigma create compounding barriers that prevent individuals from entering and remaining in care,” reads a grant application submitted by the United Way of Addison County.
UVM Health watchdog turns its sights to Vermont’s broader healthcare system
Regulators can put pressure on a narrow slice of Vermont’s healthcare costs, but in their last report, independent liaisons open a conversation of how Vermont can reduce costs more evenly across the healthcare sector.
UVM Medical Center unions approve contracts and avert a strike
A sweeping majority of the more than 2,000 members of the two unions who voted, cast ballots in favor of the agreements, which largely address the unions’ demands surrounding staffing levels.
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Universal primary care is at the center of the race for governor. How would it work?
Democratic challenger Amanda Janoo has proposed an income tax on the wealthiest Vermonters to fund primary and preventive care for all state residents. The idea has been met with support, skepticism and questions.
UVM Medical Center unions reach tentative agreement in contract negotiations
Union members now have until Sunday to vote on ratifying the contract.
2 UVM Medical Center unions vote to authorize strike
The support staff and technical staff unions, which represent 3,300 members, announced the vote result Friday. But that doesn’t mean a strike will necessarily occur.
Brattleboro Memorial Hospital promotes its financial consultant to post of interim CEO
David Sanville’s appointment comes a year after the southeastern Vermont healthcare hub reported a multimillion-dollar deficit and the subsequent departures of two top executives.
Vermont Medicaid braces for new rules coming for nearly 50,000 Vermonters
It’s likely that most Vermonters on Medicaid will remain eligible for coverage once the rules start kicking in Oct. 1, but they will need to jump through more hoops to prove it.
UVM awarded record $38M to create ‘AI twin’ of sick patients
Researchers received the federal award to hone an artificial intelligence model designed to shorten patient stays in intensive care. The AI is designed to mimic patients and recommend treatments.
Mental health urgent care center coming to Brattleboro
Health Care & Rehabilitation Services will receive $3.6 million from the Vermont Department of Mental Health to develop the center.
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