Hospitals

Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital in St. Johnsbury will close its occupational medicine office in October. It's the latest provider in the state to announce service closures in an effort to cut health care costs.

The hospital system will cut nearly 80 positions across finance, information technology and human resources as part of a plan to save over $180 million by the end of next year.

Nearly a quarter of U.S. emergency department visits among people 60 and older resulted in a hospital stay. The rate goes up the older you get. That's why health experts recommend seniors pack an emergency go-bag to make surprise hospital visits better.

While the state scrambles to cut health care costs as fast as possible, providers worry about the future of maternal health care in Vermont.

That should translate to some relief for how much individuals and employers pay for health insurance premiums.

The intent of updating its registration questions, according to the hospital system, is to improve care for the trans and nonbinary community. But advocates in that community say they haven’t been told about the rollout of these questions.

Vermont hospitals currently have the highest markups for drug prices in the country. Under the new law, drug prices at Vermont hospitals would be the lowest in the country.

Vermont is heading for a shortage of primary care doctors, especially in rural areas, and the problem starts where doctors do their training. A new residency program aims to change that.

Dozens of families celebrated Mother's Day at a rally in Morrisville to express their support for Copley's birthing center.

A Central Vermont Medical Center spokesperson told Vermont Public in an email that the hospital remains “committed to reaching an agreement that supports our staff as well as the long-term sustainability of CVMC for our patients and community.”