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Officials say Olivia Sweetnam has been the chief nursing officer at the hospital since February and has previously held multiple leadership roles.

TOWNSHEND — A plan to expand the emergency department at Grace Cottage Hospital is close to breaking ground.

Related Company:  Photo: The drive-thru COVID test site. Courtesy photo. by Olga Peters, Vermont Business Magazine In April 2020, Grace Cottage in Grafton was “in the worst place pandemic wise,” said President and CEO Doug DiVello. What a difference a year has made for the small community hospital. “We’re in the black,” DiVello said. As of April, the hospital has brought in slightly more revenue than it budgeted for, DiVello said. A combination of federal relief funding, an increas...