Healthier Living Workshops Offered in Putney Starting Feb. 22 Brattleboro Memorial Hospital is offering the free Healthier Living Workshop series for managing chronic conditions at Putney Meadows starting Wednesday, February 22. Stanford University developed the six-week program to empower individuals with chronic diseases and their caregivers to better manage the condition through education, support and [...]

Hospital Blood Drive a Success Brattleboro Memorial Hospital held its first blood drive of the new year on January 16 to assist the local chapter of the American Red Cross. Debbie Partrick, RNC, nurse manager for the BMH Birthing Center, coordinated the hospital’s efforts to pre-register donors. Overall, 43 staff members and volunteers donated, including [...]

BMH Hosts Info. Sessions on Navigating Healthcare System Brattleboro Memorial Hospital will offer free informational sessions entitled “Navigating the Healthcare System: What You Need to Know” during the month of February. The three-part Patient Advocacy Series is designed to give both patients and their loved ones information that will help them communicate as effectively as [...]

Putney Family Healthcare Open House, February 8 Putney Family Healthcare invites the public to an open house of its new practice location at 79 Main Street in Putney on Wednesday, February 8, from 4:00 to 6:30 PM. The open house will include a ribbon cutting ceremony, a tour of the new facility, light refreshments and [...]

Next Tobacco Cessation Workshop at BMH Starts February 7 Brattleboro Memorial Hospital will host another installment of “Fresh Start: Tobacco Cessation Workshop” in the BMH Room B on Tuesday, February 7. The free, six-week class offers help to participants who wish to stop smoking. A trained facilitator from the Vermont Department of Health Access will [...]

Aida Avdic, MD Joins Brattleboro Memorial Hospital Brattleboro Memorial Hospital today announced Aida Avdic, MD has been hired as part of its Hospitalist staff. In this role, Dr. Avdic sees patients admitted to the hospital with acute medical conditions. She joins Amy Gadowski, MD, Christopher Meyer, MD, John Silkensen, MD, David Albright, MD and Carolyn [...]

Dr. Kari Dickey Receives Board Certification in Family Medicine Brattleboro Memorial Hospital announced today that Kari Dickey, D.O. of Putney Family Healthcare obtained certification in family medicine from the American Board of Family Medicine. Board certification demonstrates a physician’s exceptional expertise in a particular specialty of medical practice. Physicians voluntarily undergo rigorous testing and peer [...]

Brattleboro OB/GYN Relocating to Gannett Building, January 17 Brattleboro Memorial Hospital announced today that the Brattleboro OB/GYN medical practice will relocate to the first floor of the Gannett Building, located at the west end of the BMH campus.. The practice will open at the new location on Tuesday, January 17. The practice, which includes Four [...]