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SVHC Deerfield Valley Campus

SVHC to merge with Dartmouth Health

CEO says no major changes planned
WILMINGTON - Southwestern Vermont Health Care will become a member of Dartmouth Health, bringing its local Deerfield Valley medical clinic under the umbrella of the New Hampshire-based health network.
Described by SVHC CEO Tom Dee...

Planned Parenthood in Bennington.

Planned Parenthood to permanently close Bennington location, among others in Vermont

BENNINGTON - Planned Parenthood of Northern New England (PPNNE) announced on Friday that it will permanently close its Bennington location on June 12, along with four other locations statewide. In response, Planned Parenthood’s Brattleboro location will extend its hours, though it’s unclear how...

Bobby Maynard the the Deerfield Valley Rescue building earlier this week. Photo by Lauren Harkawik.

Riding shotgun through the pandemic

At DVR, a commitment to health and safety hasn’t changed This is part of a series of articles about the ways in which the COVID-19 pandemic has changed daily life for people in the Deerfield Valley.
WILMINGTON - Bobby Maynard, instructor and coordinator for Deerfield...

Gov. Scott allows limited elective medical procedures

MONTPELIER- Gov. Phil Scott, at his press conference on Monday, announced that Vermont's health care system can resume some outpatient elective medical procedures and health care services.
Gov. Scott suspended all nonessential elective medical procedures, including dental procedures, in an...

New gynecology and obstetrics protocols shift away from opioids

BENNINGTON - New pain protocols in gynecology and obstetrics at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center reflect a growing focus in the medical community on finding alternatives to opioids for pain management.
Malcolm Paine, MD, is one of the physicians at SVMC’s Bennington-based obstetrics...

Board adopts marijuana dispensary ban ordinance

DOVER - At its meeting on Tuesday, the Dover Selectboard adopted an ordinance banning medical marijuana dispensaries from the town and regulating the use of medical marijuana. The board also appointed town clerk Andy McLean as interim zoning administrator, and McLean quickly transitioned into the...

Survey says: Ban marijuana dispensaries

DOVER - The results of Dover’s marijuana survey were released on Tuesday. Overall, survey responders did not support the prospect of medicinal or recreational marijuana dispensaries being located in the town. What comes next was debated at length at Tuesday’s selectboard meeting.
The...