Homegrown: Training North Country Kids For a Career in Medicine

Ten years ago, high school student Joey Tousignant enrolled in career exploration program called New Visions at UVM Health Network-Alice Hyde Medical Center. The program offers motivated, high-achieving students an insider’s view into a wide range of health care roles through college-level courses, supervised clinical experience and job sh[...]

A Culture of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Benefits Us All

As we, along with the rest of our country, learn of the horrible slayings in Georgia and wait in anticipation for the trial of Derek Chavin to begin in Minnesota, we are committed to joining all those who have raised their voices for action to end the systematic and structural racism. The North Country is not immune from these injustices.  [...]

Poison Awareness During the Pandemic

Tens of thousands of children under the age of 6 end up in emergency rooms each year due to accidental poisoning. The COVID-19 pandemic – which has forced families to spend more time at home, and pushed parents to keep larger supplies of chemicals[...]

Disinfectant Safety During the Pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed our lives in numerous ways – including how we approach routine tasks like disinfecting common surfaces in our homes, how often we wash or sanitize our hands, and the number of questions we have about children and disinfectant safety. As the pandemic has forced families and children to spend more [...]

TAC Pandemic Response Puts Residents First

Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, The Alice Center’s team of nurses, aides, social workers, physical therapists and administrators have been leading the conversation on how long-term care facilities should respond to the crisis. Their hard work and dedication has earned them plaudits from state officials and health care professionals acro[...]

Nurse's Mission is Compassionate Care

Being here to provide compassionate care to people in our community is a core principle of Alice Hyde’s mission. And the team of nurses, aides, and providers on our Medical-Surgical floor positively impact dozens of lives each day – from the patients they care for, to the loved ones, family members and advocates of those in their car[...]

COVID-19 Hitting Close to Home

What we do now determines if our hospitals will get overwhelmed.

As COVID-19 cases surge in our region, many people are worrying about where they might contract the virus. In reality, you may only need to go as far as your own home. For most of us, our guard is up once we leave our home. We are on high alert, taking many precautions to reduce the risk of getting sick. Yet, the number of po[...]

Food Insecurity, COVID-19 and the Holidays

During the holidays we celebrate in a variety of ways: gathering as families and friends, exchanging gifts, and of course, with food – whether it’s a special dish that has become your family’s holiday tradition, or the act of creating seasonal foods like Christmas Cookies together. But this year, as the COVID-19 pande[...]

Having a Happy and Healthy Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving is a time when we come together with friends, relatives and loved ones – but this year is different. The COVID-19 pandemic continues to present a serious threat to our community, and we know that private gatherings like dinner parties and game nights have the potential to create high-risk environments for transmission of this [...]

Turning the Tide Against COVID-19 During Thanksgiving

What we all need to think of before the holiday

COVID-19 is spreading faster and wider in our region than we have seen before. And, with Thanksgiving right around the corner, this opportunistic virus is ready to take a stronger grip on our community if we are not careful. Many of us are thinking about spending time with family and friends we have not seen in person for a long time d[...]