NEWPORT — Over 59,000 children visit an emergency room for medicine poisoning every year. That’s one child every nine minutes. Sales for
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NEWPORT — Over 59,000 children visit an emergency room for medicine poisoning every year. That’s one
NEWPORT — The pharmacy professionals at North Country Hospital were recently presented with the Comprehensive Pharmacy
NEWPORT — North Country Hospital is proud to recognize National Health IT Week from October 2-6,
NEWPORT — Most wired hospitals use technology to partner with patients on their health, and this
NEWPORT — North Country Hospital’s Cardiac Ultrasound Laboratory has been granted an additional three-year term of
NEWPORT — Four nurses working at North Country Hospital were nominated by their peers and recently
NEWPORT — North Country Hospital, Safe Kids VT, and Vermont ATV Sportsman’s Association held a half-day
NEWPORT — Every two weeks a child is killed in a TV, furniture or appliance tip-over
NEWPORT — Getting your annual mammogram screening has been the key method for detecting breast cancer.
NEWPORT — North Country Hospital has been awarded a three-year term of accreditation in magnetic resonance
Medication lock boxes distributed locally to help keep kids safe
October 27, 2017
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NEWPORT — Over 59,000 children visit an emergency room for medicine poisoning every year. That’s one child every nine minutes. Sales for over-the-counter medications went from $5.5 billion in 1980
North Country Hospital Pharmacy Department Receives Two Industry Awards
October 12, 2017
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NEWPORT — The pharmacy professionals at North Country Hospital were recently presented with the Comprehensive Pharmacy Services (CPS) 2017 Best Practices Award as well as being named 2017 Site of
North Country Hospital proud to recognize National Health IT Week
October 5, 2017
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NEWPORT — North Country Hospital is proud to recognize National Health IT Week from October 2-6, 2017. This week is set aside to spotlight information technology’s important role in improving
North Country Hospital named 2017 “Most Wired – MOST Improved”
August 1, 2017
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NEWPORT — Most wired hospitals use technology to partner with patients on their health, and this is the second consecutive year that North Country Hospital has been named a “Most
North Country Hospital Cardiopulmonary-Cardiac Ultrasound Laboratory earns Echocardiography Re-Accreditation
June 29, 2017
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NEWPORT — North Country Hospital’s Cardiac Ultrasound Laboratory has been granted an additional three-year term of accreditation by the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC) in Echocardiography in the area of Adult
Four North Country Hospital nurses receive excellence awards
June 9, 2017
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NEWPORT — Four nurses working at North Country Hospital were nominated by their peers and recently received excellence awards in the following categories: Commitment to Professional Growth: Dawn Flood-Dunn, House
Local youth trained in ATV safety at North Country Hospital
March 27, 2017
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NEWPORT — North Country Hospital, Safe Kids VT, and Vermont ATV Sportsman’s Association held a half-day classroom training to teach local youth the importance of safe riding and following the
North Country Hospital partners with Anchor It! campaign to raise awareness of tip-over incidents
February 24, 2017
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NEWPORT — Every two weeks a child is killed in a TV, furniture or appliance tip-over incident. Every 30 minutes, or less than the length of a Sesame Street episode,
North Country Hospital ready as new breast density notification law goes into effect
February 20, 2017
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NEWPORT — Getting your annual mammogram screening has been the key method for detecting breast cancer. 3D mammography, like that found at North Country Hospital and many facilities around the
North Country Hospital earns ACR accreditation
February 2, 2017
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NEWPORT — North Country Hospital has been awarded a three-year term of accreditation in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) as the result of a recent review by the American College of