Thank you, central Vermont, for choosing CVHHH as your flu vaccine provider. This October and November, we provided over 1,200 community members with flu vaccinations at public clinics in and around Washington County and at worksite clinics at local businesses, including SunCommon, The Times-Argus, The World, Fayston Elementary School, Capital Candy, Cabot Hosiery, and many more. […]
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We are happy to introduce a new, easy option for supporting CVHHH. We are now a registered charity of AmazonSmile, which means you can donate while you shop for the holidays online. What is AmazonSmile? AmazonSmile is an easy and automatic way for you to support Central Vermont Home Health & Hospice every time you shop […]
We’d like to extend our congratulations to Dr. John Valentine, who was recently named Physician of the Year by the Vermont Medical Society. Please join us in celebrating and thanking Dr. Valentine for 35 years of committed, compassionate and collaborative care. Dr. Valentine has been a longtime partner of Central Vermont Home Health & Hospice, […]
We are thrilled to welcome beloved New England storyteller and writer Willem Lange as honorary chair of our 2015 Fall Solicitation. Perhaps you recognize Lange from his regular contributions on Vermont Public Radio. Or, maybe you’ve read his Yankee Notebook column in the newspaper. You may have seen him walking around Monpelier. Click here to read the […]
The Late Fall 2015 issue of our bi-annual newsletter, The Homefront, is available to view and download from our website. Copies of the newsletter, which provides valuable news and updates for our physician and provider partners, will be distributed via email and mail by Thanksgiving. In this issue, you will find: Results of 2015 Physician […]
Central Vermont Home Health & Hospice (CVHHH) President and CEO, Sandy Rousse, CPA, gathered in Montpelier on November 12 with Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin, leadership from the Visiting Nurse Associations of Vermont and a representative from Bayada, to witness the signing of a proclamation declaring November 2015 Vermont Home Care and Hospice Month. The full […]
On Tuesday, November 10 at 2:30 p.m. findings from an intensive 6-month Vermont Hospice Study will be presented at Capital Plaza in Montpelier. A full report on study findings will also be released on this date. In Vermont, hospice use is particularly low. National Medicare hospice utilization trend data through 2012 indicated that Vermonters were […]
Each year, we survey physicians using a five-point rating scale, with one being the lowest satisfaction rating and five being the highest. The sample of physicians surveyed includes those who referred at least two patients to CVHHH in 2014, as well as physicians in our service area who referred at least one patient. This year, […]
Our affiliate agency, the Visiting Nurse Association of Chittenden & Grand Isle Counties (VNA), recently released the summary of findings from the six-month-long Vermont Hospice Study. The study, commissioned by VNA’s Madison-Deane Initiative, explores more deeply why the hospice rate in Vermont is among the lowest in the nation. As an organization, CVHHH believes that […]
Saying goodbye to your sandals and hello to socks and boots does not mean ignoring your feet. Practicing good foot care all year long, even in the fall and winter months, is essential to maintaining a healthy weight and circulation. This will help you keep up your strength and reduce falls, especially on the wet […]