VTDigger

News in pursuit of truth

Support VTDigger

Rigorous nonprofit news for Vermont.

Trending headlines
  • Vermont Conversation: Leahy & Welch on Trump
  • Letters to the Editor
  • Town by town Covid data
  • Latest coronavirus news
  • Business
  • Criminal Justice
  • Education
  • Energy & Environment
  • Health Care
  • Politics
  • People & Places
  • Obituaries
  • Data Projects
  • Press Releases

Category: Health Care

VTDigger publishes regular stories on health care. We cover the state’s hospitals, accountable care organization OneCare, the state’s psychiatric care system, the Green Mountain Care Board, insurers, health care policy, and statewide debates on healthcare reform. Katie Jickling is VTDigger’s healthcare reporter. She can be reached at [email protected]

 

The state’s rapid response team is fighting Covid in elder care facilities

By Katie Jickling

Jan 18 2021January 17, 2021

The team, which was formed in November, is on call seven days a week to slow the spread of Covid among Vermont’s most vulnerable residents.


Christmas travel likely cause of recent Covid spike

By Erin Petenko

Jan 18 2021January 18, 2021

nurse receiving injection

Data from the Department of Financial Regulation shows that Christmas travel to and from Vermont was higher in late December than at any point since the start of the pandemic.


Burlington braces for B.1.1.7 virus strain with new testing, filter rollout

By Seamus McAvoy

Jan 15 2021January 17, 2021

Burlington can now test for community presence of the B.1.1.7 strain of Covid-19 itself, but mounting cases and the impending return of college students still gives reason to worry.


Addison County, ski towns continue to have high Covid rates

By Erin Petenko

Jan 15 2021January 19, 2021

Cases associated with outbreaks are decreasing; rather, the rising case count indicates Covid is spreading in the community. See our town-by-town case count.


Vaccinations of Vermonters 75 and older will begin week of Jan. 25

By Erin Petenko and Anne Galloway

Jan 15 2021January 16, 2021

nurse receiving injection

Those who qualify will be able to register for appointments online or by phone, with details to be announced.


Vermont sticks to its two-dose approach for administering vaccine

By Erin Petenko

Jan 13 2021January 13, 2021

The state plans to keep providing the second dose of the vaccine despite a changing federal strategy.


Record-breaking case numbers part of ‘holiday surge,’ officials say

By Erin Petenko

Jan 12 2021January 13, 2021

Phil Scott wearing mask

State says latest federal plan to release more doses won’t change its vaccine strategy.


Vermont hits new record of hospitalizations

By Erin Petenko

Jan 11 2021January 11, 2021

47 people are hospitalized with Covid, with 10 in intensive care plus 6 people with as-yet unconfirmed cases.


A quarantine ‘abyss’: The vulnerable grapple with health impacts of isolation

By Katie Jickling

Jan 10 2021January 11, 2021

The state may be wrestling with the impacts of quarantine for years after Covid has dissipated. Elderly Vermonters and people with disabilities are particularly at risk.


Outbreak at a Vergennes church is linked to 80 Covid cases

By Erin Petenko and Lola Duffort

Jan 8 2021January 8, 2021

Schools get $167 million in recovery help; teachers are upset that, despite push for in-person learning, they’re not up for early vaccinations.


Posts navigation

Older posts

Popular Stories

  • 'Painful' cuts proposed in pensions for teachers, state employees
  • The often untold story of growing up Black in the second-whitest state
  • Right-of-way dispute has big implications for a small dairy farm in West Pawlet
  • ‘The city is in a mess’: Vergennes mayor alleges corruption, financial issues
  • New law targets honey mislabeling in Vermont; testing has begun


Obituaries

Sarah Maeck, certified riding therapy teacher Jane Ann Corrigan, teacher, traveler and mother Susan Fay Smith, proud mother, beloved physician, mentor, and Taekwondo black belt George Rich, owned and operated the Video Vault for 25 years Dr. Mark David Lichtenstein, longtime Northeast Kingdom physician Felicity R. Backman, former Montpelier resident, teacher and pianist Susan Maywood, librarian, writer, and friend James D. Laird, psychologist, teacher and author Margaret (Maille) Guthrie, volunteer, cook, crafter and animal lover Arthur Joseph Merchant, made friends everywhere he went

More obituaries

The Daily Digger

Don't miss the best of VTDigger

Recent Stories

Vermont Research News: Covid & quarantining, bird monitoring, inmate voting

By VTD Editor

Jan 19 2021, 1:31 PMJanuary 19, 2021

Scott signs law granting municipalities Town Meeting Day flexibility

By Kit Norton

Jan 19 2021, 1:16 PMJanuary 19, 2021

Judge grants neighbor stalking order against Daniel Banyai

By VTD Editor

Jan 19 2021, 12:31 PMJanuary 19, 2021

Podcast & Video

Related Story

All Podcast & Video


Related Story

Press Releases

Clemmons Family Farm and Catamount Arts launch new partnership to develop a Vermont African Diaspora performing arts program for the…

Financial Aid: I’ve applied. Now what?

VGS files Integrated Resource Plan with a focus on energy efficiency, renewables and smart-energy growth

Submit Press Release

Commentary

Michael Long: Trump decried American carnage and then delivered it

Peter Berger: With a high hand

Fred Kenney: Regional development corps help employers adapt to Covid landscape

More commentary

Politics

Scott signs law granting municipalities Town Meeting Day flexibility

By Kit Norton

Jan 19 2021, 1:16 PMJanuary 19, 2021

Tax commission recommends using income tax to fund education

By Xander Landen and Lola Duffort

Jan 18 2021January 18, 2021

Security tight at Statehouse, but no pro-Trump armed protest materialized

By Alan J. Keays

Jan 17 2021January 17, 2021

More politics


VTDigger

News in pursuit of truth

VTDigger

News in pursuit of truth

ABOUT

  • Our Story
  • Contact Us
  • Underwriting
  • Site Policies
  • Newsletters
  • Careers
  • Obituaries
  • Submit Press Release
  • Donate

NEWSROOM

  • Alan J. Keays
  • Anne Galloway
  • Anne Wallace Allen
  • Cate Chant
  • Ellie French
  • Emma Cotton
  • Erin Petenko
  • Glenn Russell
  • Grace Elletson
  • Jim Welch
  • Justin Trombly
  • Katie Jickling
  • Kevin O'Connor
  • Kit Norton
  • Lola Duffort
  • Michael Dougherty
  • Paul Heintz
  • Tom Kearney
  • Xander Landen

BUSINESS STAFF

  • Florencio Terra
  • Jim Lehnhoff
  • Libbie Pattison
  • Marnie DeFreest

VTDIGGER


A publication of Vermont Journalism Trust

26 State Street, Suite 8
Montpelier, VT 05602

[email protected]
(802) 225-6224
www.vtdigger.org

MAILING LISTS

Special Topics
Trending headlines
Stories on these topics
VTDigger
  • VTDigger: News in pursuit of truth
  • Home
  • NEWS
  • Business
  • Politics
    VTDigger regularly publishes stories about Vermont politics. We cover state elections, the Vermont Legislature, the governor’s office, state agencies and major political parties. Jasper Craven covers politics for VTDigger. He can be reached at [email protected]
  • Criminal Justice
    VTDigger covers criminal justice issues including Vermont legal issues, Vermont courts and the Vermont Department of Corrections. Elizabeth Hewitt covers the criminal justice system for VTDigger. She can be reached at [email protected]
  • Health Care
    VTDigger publishes daily stories on health care. We cover the state’s hospitals, the state’s psychiatric care system, the Green Mountain Care Board, insurers, state health care policy, Medicaid and Medicare. Erin Mansfield is VTDigger’s health care reporter. She can be reached at [email protected]
  • Energy & Environment
    VTDigger publishes stories about Vermont environmental issues, including water quality, toxic waste, climate change and biodiversity. Our environmental reporter is Mike Polhamus. He can be reached at [email protected]
  • Education
    VTDigger publishes a wide range of stories about Vermont’s educational system from early childhood education issues to public and private K-12 schools to higher education. Our education reporter is Tiffany Pache. She can be reached at [email protected]
  • People & Places
  • Press Releases
  • Commentary
    Commentary policy VTDigger.org publishes 12 to 18 commentaries a week from a broad range of community sources. All commentaries must include the author’s first and last name, town of residence and a brief biography, including affiliations with political parties, lobbying or special interest groups. We have a minimum length of 400 words. We have found the ideal length is approximately 800 to 1,000 words. We provide some copyediting support, but we do not have the staff to fact-check commentaries. We reserve the right to reject opinions for matters of taste and accuracy. Commentaries are voices from the community and do not represent VTDigger in any way. Please send your commentary to Cate Chant, [email protected] and Anne Galloway, [email protected]
  • Obituaries
  • Letters to the Editor
  • Election 2020
  • ABOUT
  • About VTDigger
  • Underwriting
  • Send A Tip
  • Make a Donation
  • Policies
  • FAQ
  • Calendar
  • Facebook icon
  • Twitter icon
  • LinkedIn icon
  • YouTube icon
  • RSS icon
SUBSCRIBE
DONATE