Danielle Boudro News Today

On Tuesday, February 13, NMC hosted a regional planning exercise, coordinated by the Vermont Department of Health Division of Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Injury Prevention, to help prepare hospitals and

Smacked in the face. Punched and choked. Kicked in the stomach so hard you throw up. Nurses, doctors and administrators from hospitals around Vermont provided those examples of violence — from just the past week — to lawmakers last Wednesday. One...

The tweak in Vermont’s criminal code would not significantly change the law, but should help with enforcement, proponents say.