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by Jeff Tieman, VAHHS President and CEO However long it may seem, it was only 10 months ago that our state went into a state of emergency to protect Vermonters from a new, scary and highly contagious virus. At the onset of COVID-19, it felt like we were driving through a furious snowstorm and our windshield wipers failed. Visibility was limited and the road was winding, unknown and potentially very dangerous.
Every week since has been a challenge, and this one will be no exception. The difference is now our windshield wipers are working and we can see both the road and the destination, which is a vaccinated Vermont. In fact, according to a leading COVID-19 data scientist, Youyang Gu, Vermont is the first state to vaccinate more people against COVID-19 (6%) than were infected with the virus (4.4%).
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Vermont medical center receives approval to expand emergency department
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BENNINGTON â As hoped, Southwestern Vermont Health Careâs planned $26 million Emergency Department modernization project has won certificate of need approval from the Green Mountain Care Board prior to the end of 2020.
The project will expand the currently undersized department, reconfigure the main entrance to Southwestern Vermont Medical Center and nearby hospital department and include parking and access road improvements. A spring 2021 groundbreaking is planned, with construction expected to be completed in 2023.
SVHC President and CEO Thomas Dee noted that the current Emergency Department was designed in the mid-1990s to accommodate 12,000 to 13,000 patients per year, but that figure recently has averaged about 23,700.
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House of Representatives passes the MORE Act legalizing marijuana at the federal level
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Vermonters selected to serve on the newly created three-member Cannabis Control Board will earn more than $80,000 annually.
The chairperson on the board will make just over $107,000.
The salaries are part of the job description, posted this week, that seeks people interested in being appointed by Gov. Phil Scott to the board, which is in charge of implementing and administering laws and rules regulating adult-use cannabis in Vermont. A nominating committee will vet all applicants before passing on names of finalists to Scott for appointment.