SVMC Wellness Connection: Dec. 20

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December 20, 2024

SVMC Primary Care Offices Recognized for Patient-Centered Care

Five primary care sites of Southwestern Vermont Medical Center (SVMC) have achieved national recognition for providing personalized, effective, and efficient care. 
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Tips for Tackling Snow Shoveling Safely

 

In this part of the country, shoveling snow is just another winter chore. But unlike scraping a windshield and filling bird feeders, shoveling comes with significant health risks, including heart attacks.
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Tis the Season for Flu, RSV, and COVID

 

As temperatures drop, the rate of flu, COVID, and RSV illnesses tends to rise. Learn how to fight off infections or make them less severe if you catch one.
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Mocktails Everyone Can Enjoy This Holiday Season

 

Ready to toast the season but not interested in the alcohol and excess calories traditional cocktails pack? Then you’ll love these buzz-free, flavor-filled mocktails developed by SVMC’s dining and nutrition manager Russell Carrier.

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Pittsfield Man Sentenced On Assault Charges

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — On Jan. 13, Louis T. Bland, 50 years old of Pittsfield, was found guilty by a jury of his peers and sentenced on the following charges:
  • Assault & Battery On Family/Household Member Subsequent -  2 ½ years in the House of Corrections
  • Assault & Battery On Family/Household Member Subsequent - 2 ½ years in the House of Corrections
  • Strangulation Or Suffocation - 2 ½ years in the House of Corrections
  • Witness Intimidation - 3 to 4 years State Prison
  • Assault & Battery On Family/Household Member Subsequent - 2 years’ probation from and after prison
Bland, who has a prior history of assault and battery on a family/household member, was brought up on the current charges from two incidents that occurred in 2023.
 
"I commend the victim for her bravery and my staff’s commitment to this case. My office will always fight for justice on behalf of all victims of crime," District Attorney Shugrue said. "Unfortunately, obtaining guilty verdicts in cases of domestic violence can be extremely difficult. I am thankful to the jury for their full attention to the facts of this case and their thoughtful deliberation."
 
All sentences will be served concurrently. The conditions of his probation include no drugs and alcohol usage with random screenings, completion of the Intimate Partner Program, and stay away/no contact of any kind with the victim.  At the trial, the Defendant was found not guilty of four additional charges.
 
Assistant District Attorney Amy Winston represented the Commonwealth.
 
 
 

 

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