3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (551+ words) This story by Chris Mays was first published in the Brattleboro Reformer on Sept. 10, 2026. BRATTLEBORO — Birthing services are no longer on the chopping block at Brattleboro Memorial Hospital, where financial challenges have prompted the consideration. In an announcement on Thursday,…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (950+ words) The first $11.7 million of $195 million in federal rural health funds earmarked for Vermont have been awarded, with the lion’s share going to tuition for students in healthcare fields. Today’s announcement directs $9 million to the Vermont Student Assistance Corporation toward tuition…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (512+ words) Throughout his career in emergency medicine, Dr. Steve Leffler knew the steps to treat the array of emergencies a patient could arrive with: chest pain, a broken arm, a fishhook. But suicidal thoughts had no such playbook. “I’ll be honest…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (299+ words) I truly appreciated Olivia Gieger’s recent article in VTDigger on the question of who pays for training Vermont’s doctors. It is a much-needed glimpse into a critical and sorely undercovered subject. Three million dollars would bring almost anyone here. It…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (573+ words) This commentary is by Mark Crow, president of Tenth Crow Creative, a strategy and communications agency serving healthcare organizations. He lives in Shelburne and writes about healthcare transformation and systems change. Vermont has an unprecedented opportunity to reshape its healthcare…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (1007+ words) Vermont continues to lose its primary care doctors — but the rate of loss is slowing, a new survey from the state’s department of health shows. In 2024, Vermont had 529 people working as primary care providers; last time the Department of Health…...

3+ week, 3+ hour ago   (598+ words) This story by Briana Brady was first published in The Other Paper on Aug. 20, 2026. The Department of Veterans Affairs signed a 20-year lease for a new outpatient clinic at Technology Park in South Burlington. The VA White River Junction Healthcare…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (395+ words) Dartmouth Health expects to end its Tele-ICU and Tele-ED services, a move that would affect five Vermont hospitals and more across the region. Burns declined to comment on how much the two services cost Dartmouth Health. Tele-ICU and Tele-ED are…...