Hospice Care at Home Empowers Vermonters in their End-of-Life Journey
Program helps Vermonters and their families live well and cope with loss. “Some people think that if you go on hospice, you’re giving up,” says Erica Lustgarten of Burlington. “But what I say is, ‘If you go on hospice, you’re surrounded by this blanket of love and care and basic...
UVM Health Network Names Sunil Eappen, MD, MBA, as Next Leader
Burlington, Vt. – Following an extensive national search, The University of Vermont Health Network has named Sunil “Sunny” Eappen, MD, MBA, as the health system’s next President and Chief Executive Officer. Dr. Eappen, who comes from Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, part of the Mass General Brigham network, will...
UVM Health Network Experts List Steps to Protect Against a COVID Surge This Summer and Fall
Vaccinating Children Now, Getting Tested Early Among Most Important Recommendations Burlington, VT – As COVID-19 cases see a summer uptick across the country, the University of Vermont Health Network is urging everyone to continue following mitigation efforts to help keep our family, friends and neighbors safe and healthy. Parents should...
Care at Home Helps Children Thrive
Henry’s long blond hair bobs back and forth as he tries to hold his head up. Making a series of grunts, the two-year-old squishes up his face as he tries to stand up straight while clutching a giant foam block. Sitting beside him, with a hand on his back...
Statement from John R. Brumsted, MD, President and CEO of The UVM Health Network, on Supreme Court Decision
As a health care safety net provider for more than 1 million people, including critical services that our patients cannot receive elsewhere in our region, the UVM Health Network supports preserving access to the full range of reproductive health care. Our policies and our practices regarding abortion services focus on...
Community Helps Raise $75,000 for End-of-Life Care at the McClure Miller Respite House
The 2022 Jiggety Jog & Fun Run annual fundraiser incorporated virtual and in-person events this year to benefit the University of Vermont Health Network – Home Health & Hospice’s McClure Miller Respite House. The McClure Miller Respite House is Vermont’s only Medicare-certified inpatient hospice residence. This year, Vermont Lieutenant Governor...
Celebrating caring hearts during National Volunteer Week
“People who volunteer develop new skills, build their personal and professional networks, forge a deeper connection with their communities and service organizations, and experience the joy of serving a larger cause,” a White House proclamation states. “The opportunities to volunteer are seemingly limitless. Students gain real world experience, workers apply...
During Diversity Month, commit to being an ally
By Adrianne Johnson Ross, MHA Last month, while on her way to becoming the first Black woman U.S. Supreme Court justice in history, Ketanji Brown Jackson endured three days of blistering questioning about her judicial practices, LSAT scores, sentencing decisions and personal background. The approval process for any Supreme Court...
YOU make our work possible – thank you!
The work of Home Health & Hospice depends on our people: our talented and dedicated staff and many generous friends in our community and far beyond who give their time and resources to help us care for our neighbors. With this support, we are able to do so much more. We...
Trust flourishes at home
Pediatric therapists from Family and Children’s Program find success providing care at home For the past 10 months, Josephine Tobin, who celebrated her first birthday in October, has had regular playdates at her home in Hinesburg with Scottie Taylor, DPT and Rebecca Grimm, MS, OTR/L. At least that’s what she...