Going Above and Beyond for Patient and Employee Safety

Mark Silver Awarded CVPH's Inaugural BEE Award

Sometimes, people just need to be heard. Fulfilling that basic desire, a moment of connection for a patient or visitor, is what motivates many of those providing care at The University of Vermont Health Network-Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital (CVPH) every single day. And that’s one of the things making Mark Silver, a Security Guard at CVPH since 2017, stand out as the hospital’s first BEE Award honoree. The BEE (Beyond Exceptional Everyday) Award provides meaningful recogn [...]

Mosquito and Tick Bites: What You Need to Know

Prevention and treatment, from our infectious disease experts

Enjoying summer means spending time outside – which means bugs. Two bugs, in particular – mosquitoes and ticks – are cause for concern, since they can spread diseases. Here’s the scoop on summer’s most annoying pests.   Prevention If you’re going to be out and about, especially in wooded or grassy areas, you should dress appropriately, says Madiha Tahir, MD, of The University of Vermont Health Network - Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital. Dr. [...]

Supporting Our Graduate Nurses: Getting Oriented Together

New nurses fresh out of school face more challenges than ever before. The Designated Orientation Unit (DOU) launched this past summer on R3 is ensuring recent graduates get their bearings, as they receive the tools, support and confidence needed for a successful beginning to their careers here.   "It was such a positive learning experience for me, to actually feel like they cared about me as a new nurse." - Willa McKinley, RN / Graduate Nurse When Willa McKinley, a Pr [...]

Caring for a Colleague in an Emergency

Cancer Center Nurse Practitioner Honored With DAISY Award

Nearly the moment Cheryl Brunet, RN started working her shift at the University of Vermont Health Network-Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital’s (CVPH) FitzPatrick Cancer Center (FCC), she knew something was wrong. Brunet started having chest pains and was fearing the worst: that she was having a heart attack. That’s when Rachel Hite, FNP-BC, OCN, a Nurse Practitioner in the FCC, jumped into action. And the care she provided her colleague is why Hite has been named the hospital&rsquo [...]

Let's Talk About Your Antibiotic

“You are still coughing?” When I faced this question for the fifth time in a month, I realized I had to change. I was a fourth-year medical student located a few miles from the Texas-Mexico border for a month-long rotation. I am also an asthmatic whose symptoms are triggered by hot air, dirt, and mold, which are in ample supply mid-June in Texas. Using online medical resources, I had just received a third dose of an Antibiotic regimen, having used azithromycin twice and now on aug [...]

Family Medicine Center Nurse Celebrated for Dedication to Patients

Morgan Bennet, LPN Honored With DAISY Award

Those who work with Morgan Bennet, LPN see first-hand every day just how dedicated she is to her patients and co-workers. That commitment was honored as Morgan became The University of Vermont Health Network-Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital’s (CVPH) 18th DAISY Award recipient. “Morgan has incredible compassion for others, is a stand-out team player and goes above and beyond every day for both her patients and her team members at work,” offered Aubrey Wheeler, MD, a physi [...]

ICU Nurse's Care Inspires Donation to Foundation of CVPH

A Plattsburgh couple touched by a dedicated nurse’s care has donated to The Foundation of CVPH in her honor. The patient was rushed to The University of Vermont Health Network-Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital (CVPH) needing emergent care, including dialysis. Julia Tansor, RN was among those providing care for the patient during a stay in the hospital’s Intensive Care Unit (ICU). Fortunately, the couple happened to live close by to Tansor and she volunteered to help them out wh [...]

A Donation that Gives Back

Charitable Gift Annuities

A charitable gift annuity is a powerful tool for philanthropy because it has benefits for supporters as well as The University of Vermont Health Network – Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital (CVPH). With your donation, you can create a guaranteed income stream for yourself or others, receive tax benefits, and make a transformative gift to CVPH. This method of donating has been used around the country since the 19th century and is a simple contract between a donor and The Foundation of [...]

Our Commitment to the Patients and Communities We Serve

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Family Christmas Tradition Continues Thanks to CVPH Gift

A local family will be able to carry on a picture perfect holiday tradition following a special presentation at The University of Vermont Health Network - Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital's (CVPH) Alice T. Miner Women and Children’s Center (WCC). When Anna Anderson was born at the hospital 16 years ago, her family received a Christmas stocking from us. From then on, Anna’s parents took a picture of her with the stocking every holiday season, a tradition that Anna grew [...]