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Artificial intelligence is beginning to support clinicians in new ways - from documenting visits to analyzing medical im...
03/09/2026

Artificial intelligence is beginning to support clinicians in new ways - from documenting visits to analyzing medical images.

In this episode of Living Healthy Together, UVM Health physicians discuss how AI is being tested, vetted and used across Vermont and northern New York.

🎧 Listen to the podcast
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Featuring:
~Dr. Justin Stinnett-Donnelly
~Dr. Tim Lahey
~Dr. Dan Peters
~Dr. Alicia Jacobs

⛺ Where Time Stops ⛺“Camping is where I feel most like myself.” Meet Taylor Clark, a radiology technologist at Universit...
03/07/2026

⛺ Where Time Stops ⛺
“Camping is where I feel most like myself.” Meet Taylor Clark, a radiology technologist at University of Vermont Health – Elizabethtown Community Hospital.
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Camping has always been a part of my life. I grew up doing it with my family, and now my sisters and I go together and bring our kids. It’s something I’ve always loved, and now I get to pass that love on to my one-year-old son.

We started camping when he was a newborn. It’s more hectic now — he runs all over the place and gets into everything — but he’s happiest outside. I love that. I love seeing him grow up with the same experiences I had, surrounded by cousins, nature and no real schedule. It’s about the time we spend together.

For me, camping is a reset. We plan our trips in the winter and look forward to them all year. It’s how we disconnect from technology and reconnect with each other. Time doesn’t exist out there. We ride bikes, walk trails, play co****le and sit around the fire. We all have campers, but we’re rarely inside them. We’re outside together.

One of my favorite memories was from a trip this past year. We waited until it got dark, put glow sticks on us to look like skeletons and walked around the campground. Other campers were excited to see us. When we got back, we sat around the fire and told stories. It felt like childhood again. Everything slowed down, and the world stopped for a minute.

We take turns cooking, and I always end up making fried bread dough — something my husband’s grandmother used to do. It’s become a tradition. My husband even brings a smoker and makes prime rib. We don’t go hungry.

Camping is where I feel most like myself. It’s where I can breathe, laugh and just be with the people I love. I hope my son grows up loving it as much as I do.
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The Mosaic Project is a collection of short stories about the people of University of Vermont Health. These are your coworkers, caregivers, neighbors, family members, friends – each with unique life experiences that are part of the vibrant mosaic of who we are.

When Stephanie Wagoner’s husband collapsed in their kitchen, everything changed in an instant.“He dropped to his knees a...
03/06/2026

When Stephanie Wagoner’s husband collapsed in their kitchen, everything changed in an instant.

“He dropped to his knees and fell back, and I said, ‘I’m calling 9‑1‑1,’” she remembers.

First responders rushed him to the Ticonderoga emergency department, where the team recognized signs of a dangerous internal bleed and worked fast to stabilize him. From there, he needed more advanced care, and that’s when he was transferred to us.

“We got to the hospital at two in the morning,” she says. “The care he received was incredible. They saved his life.”

Her husband’s condition was rare: a burst artery in his stomach that caused sudden, severe bleeding. He underwent an emergency procedure to find the source of the bleeding and stop it.

“We were very fortunate they found the bleed on the first try,” Wagoner says. “This kind of thing can be fatal.”

He spent time in the ICU, cared for by nurses Wagoner still talks about today.

“Everybody was professional, kind and compassionate. They kept both of us calm.”

There were moments that showed not just skill, but heart—like the ENT physician who came in right away to stop additional bleeding, or the nurse who reassured Wagoner through one of the longest nights of her life.

The smooth transition from Ticonderoga to CVPH made the difference.

“It all happened so fast, and everyone was working together,” she recalls. “If we had been further away, things would have turned out very differently.”

Today, her husband is back to nearly all his normal activities. Wagoner credits every team along the way, but especially the care he received here.

“They were fabulous. They knew exactly what they were doing. I’m so grateful.”

♻️ Rethinking Care, Reducing Waste ♻️ Inhaler propellants can have a significant climate impact, and many inhalers are ...
03/06/2026

♻️ Rethinking Care, Reducing Waste ♻️
Inhaler propellants can have a significant climate impact, and many inhalers are made to last a full month - even when only a few doses are needed in short-term care.

When that happens, much of the device - including the propellant that delivers the medication - can go unused. In certain inhalers, that propellant has a high impact on greenhouse gas emissions.

That’s why our Pharmacy and Respiratory Therapy teams came together to take a closer look at inhaler packaging and delivery options.

In the first phase of implementation, these changes have reduced emissions by approximately 10 metric tons, while maintaining patient care and safety.

Special thanks to Jeffrey Endicott, Emily Parent and Bradley Holcomb for helping lead this work.

🍀 Ready to Shuffle for a Cause? 🍀The 2026 Shamrock Shuffle 5K is right around the corner, and we want YOU to join the fu...
03/05/2026

🍀 Ready to Shuffle for a Cause? 🍀

The 2026 Shamrock Shuffle 5K is right around the corner, and we want YOU to join the fun! Lace up those running shoes, grab your green gear, and meet us Saturday, March 14 at Valcour Brewing Company!

🏃‍♂️ Race starts: 11:00 AM
📋 Bib pick‑up: 10:00 AM
📍 Where: Valcour Brewing Company
💵 Registration: $27.50
🎽 Vibe: Flat, fast, fun — a two‑loop course perfect for all levels

And yes… costumes are highly encouraged. 😄

There will be prizes for:
✨ Best Costume
✨ Top Male Finisher
✨ Top Female Finisher

Plus — the first 50 finishers age 21+ get a FREE beer from Valcour Brewing. 🍺💚

Best part? Every step you take helps support the CVPH Inpatient Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Unit, which provides care and hope to kids and teens in our community when they need it most.

So gather your friends, bring your luckiest shamrocks, and let’s shuffle for something that truly matters. 💚

👉 You can register at the link in the comments.

Let’s make this the biggest and greenest Shuffle yet! 🌈🍀

Important reminder from our colleagues at the UVM Cancer Center: colorectal cancer screening now starts at age 45.
03/05/2026

Important reminder from our colleagues at the UVM Cancer Center: colorectal cancer screening now starts at age 45.

03/02/2026

On a chilly Friday night, Joe Tousignant, DO, stands rink-side in Cardinal red, cheering on the SUNY Plattsburgh men’s hockey team. Between periods, he heads to the field house training room to treat whoever needs him: hockey players with battered ankles or lacrosse players with sore knees. Track and field athletes hoping to get back to their best.

“That’s why I love what I do,” says Dr. Tousignant, a sports medicine and family medicine physician at Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital. “I get to help people get their health back to where they want to be – what’s better than that?”

From the North Country communities that raised him to the sidelines of collegiate and professional sports, Dr. Tousignant’s journey has always been rooted in home.

Read his full story via the link in the comments.

🩸Join us in making a lifesaving difference for the people in our region! Donate at an upcoming blood drive hosted by the...
03/02/2026

🩸Join us in making a lifesaving difference for the people in our region! Donate at an upcoming blood drive hosted by the Adirondack Blood Center:

💉 Monday, March 2: Champlain EMS Station (co-sponsored by Knights of Columbus) | 1150 Route 11, Champlain, NY | 3-7 pm
💉 Monday, March 16: St. Augustine Parish Hall | 3035 Main Street, Peru | 3-6:30 pm
💉 Thursday, March 19: CVPH R3 Progressive Care Unit | 75 Beekman Street, Plattsburgh | 8 am-12 pm

Our Blood Donor Center at 85 Plaza Boulevard in Plattsburgh is also open Monday through Friday from 8 am-4 pm.

The blood we collect - at the Blood Donor Center and at blood drives throughout the region - provides more than 95% of the blood used at CVPH and is used to supply other hospitals in Elizabethtown, Ticonderoga, Malone and Saranac Lake.

Health care is evolving - and Advanced Practice Providers (APPs) are helping lead that change. Across Vermont and northe...
03/01/2026

Health care is evolving - and Advanced Practice Providers (APPs) are helping lead that change.

Across Vermont and northern New York, APPs are expanding access to care, strengthening teams and mentoring the next generation of clinicians.

In this episode of Living Healthy Together, hear directly from APP leaders and clinicians about the impact they’re making across our region.

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🏠 Finding Home Again 🏠“Vermont is now my home. I love it here and am grateful.” Meet Aida Kamberovic, an LNA at Woodridg...
02/28/2026

🏠 Finding Home Again 🏠
“Vermont is now my home. I love it here and am grateful.” Meet Aida Kamberovic, an LNA at Woodridge Rehabilitation & Nursing.
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The war began when I was 27 years old. It changed everything and took everything from me and my family.

After the Soviet Union collapsed, Yugoslavia unraveled. One day, armed Serbian men came to our town, Bosanski Šamac in Bosnia and Herzegovina. They forced us from our homes and held us prisoner for months, using us as human shields. If you were a Muslim man of a certain age, they would most likely kill you if you didn’t join them. Then they let them take what wasn’t theirs. Many horrible, horrible things happened then. Many men from our town took up a gun and joined them. To this day, I cannot forgive that.

Eventually, we were freed in a prisoner exchange — us for captured Serbian soldiers — and we fled to Croatia with nothing. UNICEF gave us clothes, food and shelter. We couldn’t go back to our town. As Muslims, we were not welcome there.

That’s how I came to Vermont.

Years later, my parents and sister went back. Somehow, my father held on to our family's home, but I lost the apartment I owned. I was too scared to return. When my mother passed away last year, my father begged me to go back home with him. He’s 91 now, and I thought this might be my last chance. So, after more than 30 years, I went home.

But it wasn’t home anymore. I saw some people I knew as a child, but I knew what they did and didn’t look at them or say hello. And they didn’t look at me. We all knew what had happened. I also saw old friends, and that warmed my heart. My father walked the town and so did I. This year we are going back because it is my father wishes it. I still have a family there and am welcome to come back. But if not for my family going with me, I don’t think I could be brave enough to return again.

Vermont is now my home. I love it here and am grateful.
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The Mosaic Project is a collection of short stories about the people of University of Vermont Health. These are your coworkers, caregivers, neighbors, family members, friends – each with unique life experiences that are part of the vibrant mosaic of who we are.

Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital is submitting a Certificate of Need application to upgrade aging infrastructure and...
02/25/2026

Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital is submitting a Certificate of Need application to upgrade aging infrastructure and modernize three medical/surgical units in the R Tower. This project will replace outdated building systems and create newly constructed, modern patient rooms that better support safe, reliable care. For patients, these improvements are designed to create a more comfortable, healing environment and enhance the overall inpatient experience at CVPH.

As a member of the CVPH family, your perspective matters to us. The state has asked us to gather community input as part of this process, and we’d appreciate you sharing your thoughts.

Participation is completely voluntary, but your feedback would be helpful and valued. The survey takes about three minutes to complete.

Thank you for taking the time to support this important work. A link to the survey is in the comments below.

She thought her skiing days were over. They weren’t. After being diagnosed with severe heart valve disease, Jericho’s D...
02/22/2026

She thought her skiing days were over. They weren’t.

After being diagnosed with severe heart valve disease, Jericho’s Dorsey Naylor turned to UVM Medical Center’s structural cardiology team for a minimally invasive procedure that helped restore her heart function - and her mobility.

Now she’s back to the trails she loves. 💚

🎧 Listen to the podcast and learn how innovation is transforming heart valve care.
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