SVMC Northshire Campus Adds Two Providers to Medical Staff

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BENNINGTON, Vt. — Southwestern Vermont Medical Center's Northshire Campus welcomes Carolyn E. Goodwin, FNP-BC, CDE, and Arlene R. Law, FNP-BC, MBA, CCRN, CEN, CPEN, to the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Putnam Physicians. Both providers will serve existing and new patients.

Goodwin has worked for the last 15 years as a Family Nurse Practitioner. She graduated from Monmouth University with a master's in nursing as a Family Nurse Practitioner in 2001 and is board certified with the American Nurses Credentialing Center.
 
Goodwin worked in primary care for nine years caring for patients of all ages with both acute and chronic illnesses before specializing in diabetes and endocrinology. She worked for the Rutland Regional Diabetes and Endocrinology Center for five years before opening her own practice in Dorset as owner of Green Mountain House Calls. She has been a faculty member of the Community College of Vermont and has participated in training Nurse Practitioners from University of Vermont.


Law is a native of West Arlington, Vt., and a 2016 graduate of the St. Joseph's College of Maine’s Post Master Family Nurse Practitioner Certificate. She received maste's degrees in nursing and business from St. Joseph’s in 2014 and a bachelor’s in nursing from Curry College in Massachusetts in 1986.

Law has worked in various roles in the SVMC Emergency Department since 1999 and in full-time and per diem positions at several hospitals in the Capital Region of New York since 1991. She is board certified with the American Nurses Credentialing Center and holds many specialized certifications, including those for critical care, emergency nursing, and pediatric emergency nursing. In addition, she retired as a Lieutenant Commander after 20 years of service in the United States Navy.

These family nurse practitioners offer Northshire patients robust clinical training and a patient-centered approach. Northshire employs these nurse practitioners to provide appointments more quickly and see patients more promptly. Our associate providers, including nurse practitioners, work directly with a team to ensure patients receive the highest quality care available. An additional associate provider, a physician assistant, is expected to join the team after the start of the new year.

 


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Coggins Auto Group Celebrates Five Years

By Breanna SteeleiBerkshires Staff
BENNINGTON, Vt. — The family-owned Coggins Auto Group is celebrating five years of operations: Coggins Toyota of Bennington and Coggins Honda of Bennington, and Coggins of the Berkshires in nearby Massachusetts.
 
Mike Coggins purchased three dealerships — Honda, Toyota and Ford — in 2020 with a goal to restore trust and a "true sense of community-minded dealership culture." 
 
"My primary focus from day one was bringing back that connection to the region," Coggins had said back in 2021. "This area values real relationships. They want to know the people they're doing business with. We set out to rebuild that trust."
 
The Ford dealership was sold off in 2023 and Coggins of the Berkshires, with sales and services for used cars, opened the same year in Pittsfield, Mass. 
 
According to Coggins Auto Group, the dealerships had social media ratings of two stars when they were purchased; now all Coggins locations are garnering more than four stars in customer satisfaction reviews. 
 
"We sell cars, and we fix cars, and our goal is just to make our customers happy, and keep our employees happy, and that's what's made this really work these last few years," said General Manager Scott O'Connell.
 
Coggins Auto Group is also involved in events that benefit the community, including its popular annual charity golf tournament that funds local charities and organizations such as the Bennington Little League.
 
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