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Meeting in Anaheim, California, more than 8,000 Southern Baptist Convention members recently gathered for their annual summit. Topping the agenda was how to deal with sexual abuse and the election of a new president. Both received overwhelming approval. ....
NEWPORT – North Country Hospital recently announced that it is the recipient of a $1 million grant, targeted at improving telehealth and distance learning across the community. The grant is part of $42.3 million the United States Department of Agriculture is investing to help rural residents gain access to health care and educational opportunities. North Country Hospital agreed to be the lead agency, and funding was requested for a number of local community providers, including Vermont Technical College, Orleans/Essex VNA, Newport Healthcare Center, Union House Nursing Home, Bel-Aire, Maple Lane Nursing Home, and Journey to Recovery Community Center. Some examples of how the funding will be used at the hospital include a telemonitoring system for remote patient monitoring, additional laptops, iPads, and remote patient monitoring devices to enhance telemedicine, wireless networking through the facility to ensure connectivity, enhanced security tools, and secure text ....
Published on December 17, 2020 in Uncategorized This letter was submitted on behalf of the CEO, President of Medical Staff, and others at North Country Hospital. To the Editor: With the arrival of the much-anticipated initial doses of the COVID-19 vaccine at North Country Hospital, we are well aware of the extreme sacrifices our staff and the community have made during these last 10 months. We stand in full support of this vaccine, which has been approved by the FDA for emergency use authorization. Our hope is that early in 2021, following the guidance of the Vermont Department of Health, individuals will have an opportunity to receive the first dose and then three to four weeks later will receive the second dose, depending on the specific vaccine. ....