SVMC ExpressCare Welcomes New Family Nurse Practitioner

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BENNINGTON, Vt. — Southwestern Vermont Medical Center has welcomed family nurse practitioner William Smith to SVMC ExpressCare and Dartmouth-Hitchcock Putnam Physicians.

Smith earned his master's degree in nursing from the University of Tennessee in 2018. He received his bachelor's in nursing from the University of Rochester School of Nursing in New York in 2015. He holds a second bachelor's degree in environmental science from the State University of New York at Brockport.

Smith has worked as a gastroenterology nurse at the University of Tennessee Medical Center for two years and as a registered nurse in the pediatric post-anesthesia care unit at Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt in Tennessee. In addition, Smith is certified by the American Association of Nurse Practitioners.

Open seven days a week — including holidays, except Thanksgiving and Christmas — ExpressCare is a convenient walk-in clinic. No appointment is necessary. ExpressCare offers care for minor illnesses and injuries to patients of all ages. There are two locations. In Bennington, patients may seek care at Suite 111 of the Medical Office Building at 140 Hospital Drive. Northshire ExpressCare is located within the SVMC Northshire Campus at 5957 Main Street, Route 7A in Manchester. For more information, call 802-440-4077.

 

 


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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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