Jan 19, 2021 - 02:24 PM
The AHA today announced Southwestern Vermont Medical Center in Bennington, Vt., as the 2020 recipient of the Rural Hospital Leadership Award.
The award recognizes small or rural hospital leaders who guide their hospital and community through transformational change on the road to health care reform. AHA recognizes SVMC for using its nursing workforce as part of a transitional care model oriented at keeping older adults out of the hospital, resulting in reduced readmissions and the delivery of the correct care in the correct setting.
AHA Board Chair Rod Hochman, M.D., will present this award at the AHA’s 34th Rural Health Care Leadership Conference, which will be held virtually Feb. 17-18, 2021.
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Jim Therrien â Bennington Banner
CAROLINE BONNIVIER SNYDER â BENNINGTON BANNER The Reverend E. Angela Emerson, interim rector at St. Peterâs Episcopal Church in Bennington, places a cross on a makeshift memorial along the Riverwalk during the candlelight vigil held on Tuesday evening. The event was held to honor the memory of a young woman, Emily Hamann, fatally assaulted there on Monday.
Caroline Bonnivier Snyder
CAROLINE BONNIVIER SNYDER â BENNINGTON BANNER A man adds a candle to the makeshift memorial along the Riverwalk during the candlelight vigil held on Tuesday evening. The event was held to honor the memory of a young woman, Emily Hamann, fatally assaulted there on Monday.
Update Jan. 21: The Bennington Banner reports that Darren Pronto, 32, of Pownal was charged with first-degree murder in the killing of Emily Hamann, 26. Pronto was being held at Southern State Correctional Facility in Springfield. He is accused of lying in wait for Hamann and slashing her throat with a knife. The attack was captured on a home security camera, according to police. The Banner reports that Pronto, who has pleaded not guilty, faces 35 years to life if convicted. BENNINGTON, Vt. A local woman attacked on the river walkway late Monday morning died of her injuries at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center. Police have taken a suspect into custody in the homicide and recovered a weapon believed to be used in the attack. Neither the victim or suspect s have been released by authorities.
WASHINGTON (January 19, 2021) – The American Hospital Association (AHA) today announced Southwestern Vermont Medical Center (SVMC) in Bennington, Vt., as the 2020 recipient of the Rural Hospital Leadership Award. The award recognizes small or rural hospital leaders who guide their hospital and community through transformational change on the road to health care reform. They display outstanding leadership, responsiveness to their community’s health needs and demonstrate a collaborative community process that has led to measurable outcomes. The award will be presented at the AHA’s 34th Rural Health Care Leadership Conference, which will be held virtually February 17-18, 2021.
Like many rural health systems across the country, SVMC serves a patient population that is experiencing increased rates of chronic illness associated with advanced aging. One of SVMC’s strategies was to use its nursing workforce as part of a transitional care model oriented at keeping older adults out o