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SVMC Care Connection: June
June 2026
Your monthly update on regional health services and wellness.
SVMC launches capital campaign for Family Medicine Residency
The Summer Gala—Southwestern Vermont Health Care (SVHC) Foundation’s signature fundraising event —netted nearly $1 million to support a Dartmouth Health Family Medicine Residency at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center in downtown Bennington.
Sen. Welch: Rural Health Care Innovation Roundtable July 1
SVMC's CEO & President Estevan Garcia, MD, DrPH will be participating in U.S. Sen. Peter Welch's Health Care Innovation Roundtable on Wednesday, July 1 in Bennington. The discussion is open to the public and will be held at the Bennington Firehouse, 130 River St., at 1 p.m.
Cassidy Flynn scattered five hits in a complete-game effort in the circle as Lenox upset top-seeded Hoosac Valley, 3-2, in the quarter-finals of the Division 5 State Tournament. click for more
Brayden Durant struck out seven and walked one in a complete-game effort on the mound Saturday to pitch the Drury baseball team to a 6-0 win over Keefe Tech in the quarter-finals of the Division 5 State Tournament at Joe Wolfe Field. click for more
Jason Codey struck out 13, walked two and allowed just an infield single as the Generals earned a 7-1 win over Wahconah to claim their third straight regional title. click for more
Gracelyn Wright struck out eight, and Genevieve Lagess went 3-for-5 with four runs batted in as the Hurricanes beat Monson, 17-3, to claim their first Western Mass title in four years. click for more
For the boys, Ward Bianchi helped lead the way with a win in the shot put and a second place in the javelin as the Mounties finished 16 points ahead of runner-up Pittsfield (pending the results of the pole vault, which were unavailable at 11 p.m. Friday night). click for more