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The home for VPR's coverage of health and health industry issues affecting the state of Vermont.

Navigating Routine Medical Care, Elective Procedures During the Pandemic

Vermont's shortage of primary care doctors will soon get worse because a number of them will retire in the next few years.
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Hospitals are figuring out the safest ways to resume elective procedures and routine health care.

While people seem to be avoiding doctor's offices and urgent care facilities due to COVID-19, getting regular check ups, vaccines and medical care are still recommended by doctors and state health officials. This hour, we talk with doctors and specialists about keeping up routine health care and the return of elective procedures. 

Our guests are:

  • Dr. Rebecca Bell, pediatric critical care physician at the UVM Children's Hospital Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
  • Dr. Stephen Leffler, president and chief operating officer for UVM Medical Center
  • Jodi Stack, chief nursing officer and vice president of patient care services at Brattleboro Memorial Hospital
  • Dr. Ben Rosenberg, orthopedic surgeon and sports medicine specialist at Porter Orthopedics

Broadcast live on Wednesday, May 20, 2020 at 1 p.m. Rebroadcast at 7 p.m.

Jane Lindholm is the host, executive producer and creator of But Why: A Podcast For Curious Kids. In addition to her work on our international kids show, she produces special projects for Vermont Public. Until March 2021, she was host and editor of the award-winning Vermont Public program Vermont Edition.
Emily was a Vermont Edition producer at Vermont Public Radio until September 2021.
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