Category: News

2020 Community Partner of the Year Named

Every year, CVHHH’s Community Relations & Development team and Sandy Rousse, CVHHH’s CEO, select a central Vermont organization or individual who has gone above and beyond in their efforts to support CVHHH’s work and mission. We are thrilled to announce that Ed Flanagan is our 2020 Community Partner of the Year. Ed joined CVHHH’s Board […]

What You Need to Know About the Flu Vaccine

You may have heard our Long-Term Care Nurse and Public Clinic Coordinator Ashley Lafirira’s commercial this September on WDEV and Froggy radio. This season, it is more important than ever to get your flu vaccine, which reduces the likelihood that you will get sick with the flu and lowers the impact of respiratory illness on […]

Breastfeeding Support During the Pandemic

Around the world, August is known as Breastfeeding Awareness Month. At Central Vermont Home Health & Hospice (CVHHH), we honor and support breastfeeding awareness and education every day. In-home lactation education and support is one of the services offered by our Maternal-Child Health (MCH) team of Registered Nurses. Katy Leffel, RN, leads CVHHH’s team of […]

24th Annual Hospice Memorial Golf Tournament a Success!

What a day we had Friday, July 31 celebrating the 24th Annual Hospice Memorial Golf Tournament at the Country Club of Barre. With the support of about 100 golfers and many generous sponsors, we raised $34,000 to support hospice at Central Vermont Home Health & Hospice. In her virtual welcome, CVHHH CEO Sandy Rousse, shared […]

Changes to Home Care Clinical Leadership

We are thrilled to announce the following changes to our Home Care clinical leadership. Effective immediately, Sarah Rowan, RN, center, will serve as Adult Home Care Manager. This position reports to CVHHH’s COO, Kim LaGue, PT, and provides day-to-day management and oversight of CVHHH’s newly-appointed Team A Clinical Leader, Lisa Lockerby-Washburn, PT, left, and Shelby […]

We recently welcomed two Vermonters have joined our volunteer Board of Directors. To learn more about governance at CVHHH, visit the Our Leadership page of our website. Ed Read, Fayston Ed Read has lived in Fayston since 1995.He graduated from the University of Vermont and will receive his MBA from University of Massachusetts this year. […]

Donate Face Masks to CVHHH

At CVHHH, we have continued to care for our community over the past three months. We have remained open for business, offering the full range of our services and supports to central Vermonters at home. The way we provide care changed. Our commitment to the community did not. We know that physical distancing and other […]

We Are Here for You

Today, as every day, we are here to care for you. Here is a message from CVHHH’s President & CEO, Sandy Rousse, about changes we made to how we provide care, onboard, and screen patients and staff to ensure everyone’s safety as we continue to provide the full range of services and supports for all […]

Jon Irwin, CVHHH’s IT Manager, is using 3-D printing technology to construct reusable face shields, pictured, using an National Institutes of Health (NIH)-approved design. He has created a pop-up production space at CVHHH’s office in Berlin. We have all heard about the PPE (protective personal equipment) shortages in Vermont and nationwide. Jon’s ingenious solution is […]

Virtual Grief Support Groups

We are offering weekly virtual grief support groups via Zoom. We recognize that there is a real need in the community for extra support and togetherness in some form these days. Virtual meetings lets us continue to provide an essential service to you while maintaining our collective safety. The virtual groups are a confidential way […]

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