New Plastic Surgeon Joins SVMC

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BENNINGTON, Vt. — Southwestern Vermont Medical Center has welcomed plastic surgeon Dr. Gerald "Jerry" A. Drabyn to Dartmouth-Hitchcock Putnam Medical Group and SVMC.  He will see patients at SVMC Northshire Campus in Manchester, Vt., and at SVMC General Surgery in Bennington.

Dr. Drabyn is a board-certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery and has more than 35 years of experience. Surgeries provided include those on breasts, including reduction and augmentation; facial fractures; skin, including burns and scar revision; cosmetic procedures, like facelift, rhinoplasty, and mastopexy; and hands, for carpal tunnel.

Drabyn holds a doctor of medicine degree from Indiana University Medical School in Indianapolis. He completed both an internship and his general surgery residency at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis and his plastic surgery residency at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus, Ohio.

He is a member of the American Medical Association, the American College of Surgeons and the American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons.

Dr. Drabyn joins doctors Gina Melissa Diaz, Simon Drew, Graham Moore and Charles Salem at SVMC General Surgery, located in suite 205 of the Medical Office Building at 140 Hospital Drive in Bennington. For more information or to make an appointment in Bennington or at SVMC Northshire Campus in Manchester, Vt., call 802-447-5060.


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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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