BENNINGTON, Vt. Southwestern Vermont Health Care s (SVHC) Medical Matters Weekly with Dr. Trey Dobson, a weekly interactive, multiplatform medical-themed talk show, will feature Patricia Ryan, RN, MSN, CCRP, the Cardiac Rehabilitation program coordinator at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center (SVMC), on its June 16 program. The show will air at 12 p.m., and Ryan will share the role cardiac rehabilitation plays in the health and wellbeing of patients. The show is produced with cooperation from Catamount Access Television (CAT-TV). Viewers can see Medical Matters Weekly on Facebook at facebook.com/svmedicalcenter and facebook.com/CATTVBennington. Ryan earned her bachelor s in nursing from Hartwick College in New York and her master s in nursing from Drexel University in Pennsylvania. She has worked at SVMC for 31 years, serving in the Cardiac Rehabilitation Department for 27 of those. She is a certified American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Re
Members of the general public ages 12 and older are invited to walk-in to either location during the specified hours. No appointment is necessary. The clinic will administer Pfizer s COVID-19 vaccine to those 12 – 18 and the patient s choice of Pfizer or Johnson & Johnson to those 18 and above, while supplies last. Both clinics are open to everyone, regardless of whether they live in Vermont or another state. Everyone under the age of 18 must be accompanied by parent or guardian. The clinic at the former Southern Vermont College is open Saturday only. It is located at 981 Mansion Drive in Bennington. Walk-in vaccines are anticipated to be available at ExpressCare for the foreseeable future. The practice is newly relocated to 120 Hospital Drive. It shares space with the Respiratory Evaluation Center, which features negative-pressure air exchange throughout. The new facility also has a dedicated parking area, a larger waiting area, larger and more exam r