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Hospital adopts doctor report card system
Dr. Phil Brown Central Vermont Medical Center sets new quality standards for physicians BERLIN – Nearly a decade ago the Institute of Medicine electrified the public and the medical community when it...
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Opinion: Vermont State Hospital canteen eliminated ‘for no good reason’
Vermont State Hospital Letter-writer: Make judicious cuts without eliminating entire programs Editor’s note: This open letter to Agency of Human Resources Sec. Robert Hofmann is from Curtis Sinclair,...
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‘Cyber Senator’ earmarks $1M for ePrescribe
Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt. Photo by Terry J. Allen VITL’s electronic service purported to cut costs and limit errors from illegible prescriptions Program incentivizes doctors to use ePrescribe instead...
View ArticleLilly Ledbetter: ‘Just treat me fair’
Activist says women can’t support their families because of pay discrimination in the workplace Former Goodyear Tire plant manager details her nine-year struggle to bring her case to the U.S. Supreme...
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State confirms 45 cases of H1N1 in Vermont
Davis says many more cases likely, illness deemed “widespread” across the state Outbreak incidences mild, further vaccine delays will mean rescheduling some clinics Dr. Wendy Davis List of schools...
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Rationing, lack of public clinics limits access for children under 5 to H1N1...
Photo of the H1N1 virus Swine flu vaccine has been slow to arrive in Vermont, and because of the shortage, health officials have been forced to ration inoculations. Vermont Department of Health has...
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The ever-expanding Googleverse
The possibilities are, well, possibly limitless. Google has become the ubiquitous purveyor of information on the World Wide Web, and its all-encompassing eye is also trained on the entire surface of...
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Will Vermont save $156,000 when the VSH Canteen closes? Not exactly
A side door at the Vermont State Hospital. The state says closing the Vermont State Hospital Canteen will cut $156,000 from the budget this year, but nearly half of the savings come from shifts in...
View ArticleEconomy, health care reform, renewable energy top Vermont Democratic Party’s...
Editor’s note: The Vermont Democratic Party held its fall festival, an annual fundraiser, at the Old Labor Hall in Barre last night. About 200 people attended the catered evening soiree. Sens. Patrick...
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Break-even milk prices won’t be enough to save some of Vermont’s dairy farms
Dairy farmers say government emergency aid funds won't do enough to help the state's struggling dairy industry. Milk prices are going up in December, and the federal government has said it will...
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Keep Local Farms lands two contracts
Diane Bothfeld Ten cents of every pint of milk students at the University of Vermont and Harvard University buy will be passed on to dairy farmers. UVM launched its Keep Local Farms fund-raising...
View ArticleCon Hogan: Health care costs are rising too quickly in Vermont
Con Hogan, who served as the secretary of the Vermont Agency of Human Services for 10 years, says it’s imperative that Vermont adopt its own universal health care system at the Progressive Party’s...
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State IT assessment behind schedule
The international firm, TPI, won a $499,000 contract to assess the state's IT system. Photo from stockxchngThe out-of-state firm that won a $499,000 contract with the state to conduct an assessment of...
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Giving, the ultimate stimulus package
Photo from stockxchng.com The Vermont Community Foundation released the study “Giving in Vermont: A Case for Growing Philanthropy” last week, which analyzes Vermonters’ contributions to charitable...
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Vermont, Now and Then: It’s Been a Long, Strange Trip
The burbs, stockxchng.com Happy New Year! Out with the new! In with the old! Let’s party like it’s 1994–back when Howard Dean was governor; Ben and Jerry owned their Chunky Monkey, not Unilever; the...
View ArticleCCTV holds annual picnic on June 11
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE contact Meghan O’Rourke morourke@cctv.org 802 862 3966 x16 June 1, 2010 CCTV’s Anniversary Picnic and Silent Auction – Friday, June 11th from 5 – 8 p.m., Shelter at Oakledge Park...
View ArticleTeachers picket at Rutland Town School
RUTLAND TOWN EDUCATION ASSOCIATION NEWS RELEASE For Information: Jodi Manning 802.236.5458 (cell) Darren Allen 802.839.8618 (cell) June 1, 2010 Teachers Picket Before School, Make Case for Negotiation...
View ArticleSanders, Dubie announce $4 million for Vermont National Guard
Sen. Sanders and Gen. Dubie Announce $4 Million for Vermont National Guard COLCHESTER, Vt., June 1 – With about 1,500 Vermont National Guard members deployed in Afghanistan, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.)...
View ArticleTwo companies to receive $230,000 in VEGI incentives
For Immediate Release June 1, 2010 Contact: David Mace (802) 828-5229 Two Start-Up Companies Approved For $230,000 In Job Creation Incentives New companies could create 41 jobs MONTPELIER, VT. – Two...
View ArticleVideo: Vermont nonprofits call for results-driven policy
At Vermont Nonprofit Legislative Day 2014, nonprofit leaders raised awareness about the economic and social impact of Vermont’s nonprofit sector, called for partnership with state government and the...
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