Health experts are concerned about a possible “tripledemic,” of viruses this winter – flu, RSV, and COVID-19, posing a significant health risk and straining healthcare systems and access to care. Immunizations are your best defense.
Read More...NEW CLINIC UPDATE I am very happy to let you know that late this past Friday afternoon, November 17th, we were notified by the Green Mountain Care Board that they have issued a Certificate of Need to Grace Cottage Family Health & Hospital for the construction of a new primary care practice building. This is […]
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Halloween can be a very fun and festive occasion. Unfortunately, Halloween can also come with injuries and illness that can ruin the fun. While we can’t offer useful tips for an encounter with the Headless Horseman, a few useful “tricks” can lessen the chance of you or a loved one suffering one of these common mishaps!
Read More...NOW IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK UP! Community Conversations: Health Care Sustainability/Grace Cottage Family Health & Hospital Many people ask us how they can help spread the word about how important Grace Cottage is to them and to our entire community, here in southeastern Vermont. You are now being invited by Vermont’s healthcare regulatory agency, […]
Read More...Grace Cottage Family Health will hold a Saturday flu vaccine clinic on Nov. 4, from 9 am to noon. Pre-registration is recommended (802-365-4331); walk-ins will be accommodated as space allows. During the flu clinic, Grace Cottage will also host a food drive for the Townshend Food Shelf. If you can, please bring a non-perishable food […]
Read More...We are proud to announce that Dr. Tim Shafer has been chosen as this year’s recipient of the Vermont Academy of Family Physicians (VTAFP) Distinguished Service Award! The award will be officially presented on Friday, November 3, during the annual collaborative meeting of the Vermont Medical Society, Vermont Academy of Family Physicians, Vermont Psychiatric Association, […]
Read More...Please join us for a Community Forum about our new clinic project on Wednesday, September 27 at 5 p.m.at the Wardsboro Town Hall, located at 71 Main Street. We will be showing a 4-minute video about the need for a new primary care clinic, along with a virtual walk-through of the proposed building (architectural rendering […]
Read More...As announced in the Brattleboro Reformer on August 5, Grace Cottage won the Best of Brattleboro 2023 in many different categories (see banner below). Dr. Tim Shafer and Dr. Moss Linder were Best Doctors and Cynthia Howes and Dr. Elizabeth Linder won for Best Pediatricians (currently Dr. Elizabeth Linder is working in the same-day clinic […]
Read More...Grace Cottage’s newly designed and expanded Emergency Department officially opened for business on Monday, July 31. The new addition provides more space as well as separate entrances for walk-in patients and for those brought in by ambulance. One important new feature is the covered portico that allows ambulances to pull in under cover so patients […]
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You might think that Vermont is so far north that skin cancer isn’t much of a problem here. Not true. Let me share three simple things you can do to protect yourself from the sun.
Read More...Grace Cottage Family Health & Hospital
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)
