We are proud to announce that we have been awarded a prestigious 4-star rating by the National Rural Rating System (NRRS), a program through the National Rural Health Association (NRHA) […]
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Is Dr. Google Your Trusted Source?!
Do you go immediately to Google to search for medical information? If so – use caution!
Read More...Community Forum Recording – GMCB Report
Grace Cottage Family Health & Hospital held a Community Forum for the public at the Townshend Town Hall on Thursday, Oct. 24, at 5 p.m. Grace Cottage CEO Olivia Sweetnam […]
Read More...CEO Message to the Community – Grace Cottage Is Here To Stay!
Despite the alarmist and inaccurate recommendations of a widely-criticized report issued by Vermont’s Green Mountain Care Board’s consulting firm (Oliver Wyman), Grace Cottage Family Health & Hospital is busier than […]
Read More...Open Enrollment – A Few Important Changes
This year, there are some exciting changes to know about for Medicare Open Enrollment, thanks to the Inflation Reduction Act. Be sure to sign up by Dec. 7.
Read More...CEO Message to the Community – September 2024
Remus Preda, Craig Arsenault, & Kathy Schirling (back row, left to right) of M&T Bank visited Grace Cottage today to present the bank’s $100,000 grant for the Primary Care Clinic project […]
Read More...CEO Message to the Community – August 2024
We are so happy to celebrate our 75th birthday! Grace Cottage Hospital opened its doors on August 7, 1949 and has been caring for the community, thanks to generous support from so many of you, for 75 years.
Read More...Look, But Don’t Touch!
Have you seen that beautiful, yellow-flowered plant along roadsides that looks like Queen Anne’s Lace? It’s a pretty plant, but don’t touch it!
Read More...CEO Message to the Community – July 2024
Thanks to all of the employees at Grace Cottage, our patients, our Board of Trustees, and the community, I have received a very warm welcome at Grace Cottage and I couldn’t be more pleased, excited, and honored that I was selected to lead this wonderful oganization into the future. As Chief Nursing Officer here since February, I am familiar with many aspects of Grace Cottage, but know that I still have a lot to learn as CEO. Fortunately, many people have stepped forward to help with that transition, including our excellent leadership team.
Read More...Shingles and the Varicella-Zoster Virus
At least 1 million people per year in the United States get shingles. Take steps to spare yourself from going through the pain of shingles – get vaccinated.
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