Jessica Sienkiewicz Goes Back to the Drawing Board to Care for Her Patients
Clinical Assistant uses artistic talents to improve patient experience
Jessica Sienkiewicz, Clinical Assistant, is part of the team that provides care to thousands of patients who come through the doors of the Emergency Department (ED) each year. Using the tools of her trade - stretchers, thermometers, blood pressure and EKG machines, along with her skills and compassion, she strives to provide both quality care and an exceptional patient experience to those who turn to the ED in their time of need.
But it may with a paint brush and her talent as an artist [...]
Storm Treanor, RN, makes her way through the CVPH Emergency Department (ED) seemingly un-phased by the beeping and buzzing of technology and constant whirlwind of activity. As a registered nurse with more than 50 years of experience, she currently works rotating shifts (per diem or as needed) in the ED and is in her element.
“Currently, my full-time job is EMS Coordinator for Clinton County. I coordinate education, certifications, supplies and logistics for [...]
Kim Bracey, RN, helps a family stuggling to keep a loved one safe
Fortunately for one local family, Kim Bracey, RN of the Emergency Department and Intensive Care Unit is a life-long learner – on and off duty. In addition to many years of service to CVPH, Kim has been a dedicated member of the Morrisonville Ambulance Service. To be the best for her patients, at the bedside and in the field, Kim stays current with new practices, programs and services. It’s at one such EMS educational event that Kim met Sgt. William Dominy of the Clinton C [...]
CVPH Volunteer Kit Booth: Moving Forward by Giving Back
Helping Patients One Visit at A Time
The Emergency Department is a perfect assignment for Kit Booth. In that fast-paced environment, he’s able to make genuine connection with someone in need. It seems to come naturally to this affable and authentic gentleman. As part of a corps of volunteers assigned to the Emergency Department – which sees close to 54,000 patients each year, Kit visits patients to see what they may need to make their stay more comfortable. “Maybe it’s a warm blanket or a d [...]
Mike Cahoon Is Committed To Keeping His Community Safe
If Mike Cahoon shows up to work bleary eyed and a bit sluggish, no one wonders anymore what he’s been up to. Mike is the CVPH Director of Emergency Management and has served as the chief of the Chazy Fire Department for 20 years so it’s likely he’s been up most of the night with other dedicated volunteer firefighters dousing a fire.
He’s been a volunteer firefighter for 32 years and has become expert at balancing family life with his career and his intensive involvemen [...]
Emergency Department Experience Exceeds Expectations
Staff does a remarkable job
By Jeff Meyers, Freelance Writer
The other day I visited the Emergency Room (ER) at The University of Vermont Health Network – Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital with my girlfriend, Carol, who was suffering from some significant pain that needed attention. As these things often go, it was Sunday afternoon, and she didn’t think she could make it through to the next morning to call her doctor for an appointment.
I was expecting to spend the rest of my day in the Emergency Depar [...]
Essex Family Returns to Emergency Department to Say Thank You
Tristen Benway, purple cast on each arm, returned to the Emergency Department recently with a card of thanks and bouquet of flowers for Registered Nurse Emmalee Colby. With her was her mom, her sister and a family friend. They made a special trip from their home in Essex. It’s not often that the Emergency Department staff is visited by a patient just to say thanks. So when little Tristen’s mom called to ask if they could come by, the team was thrilled at the idea of visiting wi [...]
Event was prompted by Skilled Nursing Facility resident
It’s a little before 10 a.m. on June 14. Residents of the CVPH Skilled Nursing Facility are gathered around the flag pole on the front lawn of the hospital taking their rightful place in the front row to witness what will be CVPH’s first annual Flag Retirement Ceremony. After all, it was their idea. Retired Air Force Veteran Ken Thayer, RN, explains to the audience that the ceremony is taking place because a resident asked, “What does CVPH do for Flag Day?”
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Emergency Department Nurse Keeps Patients' Needs On Top of Her Priority List
“It’s what anyone would have done,” said Sherry Deyo-Pugh, RN of the University of Vermont Health Network – Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital Emergency Department. After working a full shift in the ED, she volunteered to drive the elderly wife of a patient to the University of Vermont Medical Center where he would receive life-saving heart surgery.
“They drove themselves to the ED. They had no family close by. The patient was taken to o [...]
John Stafford, A-EMT Critical Care Escorts WWII Vet on Honor Flight
Friendship blooms from chance encounter
John Stafford is no stranger to assisting those in need. As a seasoned member of the CVPH ambulance crew, helping people is built into John’s job description. However, escorting World War II veteran Rudolph “Rudy” Chapola on a North Country Honor Flight went above and beyond John’s call of duty.
John was at work the day Rudy arrived in the University of Vermont Health Network – Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital Emergency Department. Rudy, who was 9 [...]
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