Grace Cottage Family Health has expanded its staff and extended its hours to accommodate a growing number of new patients. The new providers are Doctor Jesper Brickley, Nurse Practitioners Jorda Daigneault and Devan Lucier, Physician Assistant Natalie Harding, and Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Benjamin Wright. Dr. Brickley joins Grace Cottage after completing his residency at […]
Read More...The Grace Cottage Community Health Team invites all members of the community to a series of free showings of FED UP, “the must-watch documentary for everyone who eats.” Showings are every Monday until Thanksgiving from 3:30-5:00, at Grace Cottage Family Health, or by special arrangement. The movie, narrated by Katie Couric, reveals a 30-year campaign […]
Read More...By Siobhan Eddy-Young, Physical Therapist as appeared in the Brattleboro Reformer’s Graceful Health series, October 23, 2015 Most people are familiar with the medical specialty of physical therapy, which helps people to improve their ability to move after accident, injury, or disease so they can live functional, productive lives. On the other hand, the […]
Read More...Meet Sabrina Borque from the Business Office.
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“I just wasn’t feeling well and was popping Tums [antacids] like they were going of style,” remembers John Allen of Wardsboro. What John didn’t realize was that he had suffered a massive heart attack. John had never had any heart problems, never had high blood pressure. Always reluctant togo to a doctor, John just rested at home. But, two weeks later, he could no longer get out of bed and he couldn’t feel his toes.
John’s family brought him to Grace Cottage Hospital’s Emergency Department. “They saved my life,” says John.
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Celine Rollins is a sunny, 16-year-old senior at Leland & Gray High School. She loves horseback riding and skiing. Her smile and her giggle are infectious. She simply lights up a room when she enters.
Celine also has cerebral palsy, a chronic condition that affects communication between the brain and the muscles. To bring her muscles and joints into alignment, she wears leg braces that extend from below the knee to her foot. She also uses forearm crutches when walking. As Celine explains, “There are a lot of muscles that don’t work for me.”
Read More...By Benjamin Wright, Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, Grace Cottage Family Health As appeared in the Brattleboro Reformer, October 9, 2015 Most people think of combat veterans when they hear the words “Post Traumatic Stress Disorder,” or PTSD. The more we learn about PTSD, however, the more we realize that it affects people from all walks of life. This […]
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Catherine (“Kay”) N. Stratton’s family was so appreciative of the many decades of care given to her by Grace Cottage and Dr. Robert Backus that they wanted to link these names in perpetuity.
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Ernie Friedli of Windham made a very generous donation for a new entrance at Grace Cottage in thanks for the wonderful care that his beloved wife, Sheila, received from all the staff and especially from Dr. Timothy Shafer, during her life. “Since the day that Sheila died at Grace Cottage in December, 2014, I have had the feeling that her spirit is still here, and only here,” said Ernie.
“We met when she was 11 and we were married for more than 62 years. She was my soulmate and I wanted to do something special to memorialize her.
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185 Grafton Road (Route 35)
PO Box 216
Townshend, Vermont 05353
Email: info@gracecottage.org
(Non-medical inquiries only.)
To get a message to a medical provider, use the confidential patient portal or call the number below.
Main Phone Number: 802-365-7357
Family Health Clinic Number: 802-365-4331
View a complete list of departmental numbers.
Grace Cottage complies with applicable State and Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, ancestry, place of birth, age, or physical or mental condition. (Read More)
