SVMC Wellness Connection: July 18

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July 18, 2025

$21M Cancer Center Expansion Coming to SVMC

 

Southwestern Vermont Medical Center has received state approval for the construction of a $21 million Cancer Center expansion. Trey Dobson, MD, Chief Medical Officer and Matthew Vernon, MD, Radiation Oncologist and Cancer Center Medical Director sat down with Connor Ullathorne of WCAX to discuss the project.

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Public Notice | Magnet Site Visit

 

Patients, family members, staff, and other interested parties we invite you to provide feedback via email or direct mail.

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Is your medication making you sun-sensitive?

 

As you spend more time outdoors, it’s important to know that some medications can make your skin more sensitive to sunlight.

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How to stay safe in extreme heat

 

As temperatures climb, so does your risk of heat-related illness. Learn the early warning signs to protect yourself and others.

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It's Tick Time...Again | Be on High Alert for Ticks

 

As temperatures rise, it’s not just humans who become more active outdoors. Learn how to keep you and your family safe from tick-borne illnesses.  

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Classic Stones - Tribute Band Coming to SVAC August 13

 

Join the SVHC Foundation for an evening of music with Classic Stones Live, a tribute to the Rolling Stones, at the Southern Vermont Art Center. This event will benefit the Hoyt-Hunter Center for Oncology Care at Dartmouth Cancer Center Bennington.

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Town Meeting Floor Fight Brewing on Williamstown Elementary School Budget

By Stephen DravisiBerkshires Staff
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — In January, the Williamstown Select Board decided to move town meeting back to the Williamstown Elementary School gymnasium.
 
On Wednesday, it became clear that the elementary school budget could be one of the biggest issues before the meeting.
 
Residents concerned that WES is underfunded and "slipping" said Wednesday that they will seek to amend the Mount Greylock Regional School District budget on the floor of town meeting to increase the district's assessment to the town.
 
"We are going to go to town meeting and propose, actually, an addendum to increase the budget and hopefully pass that to support not just a level service but to actually include some school improvement," Jenna Hasenkampf said Wednesday at a meeting of the town's Finance Committee.
 
"We also think we are long overdue to invest in your schools. We've shown, as a town, that we can spend that money when it comes to services like the Fire Department that we view as essential. We think our public schools are just as essential, if not more.
 
"I think that more students pass through those halls than we see a fire per year here."
 
Hasenkampf, a member of the School Council at WES, spoke from the floor at the Fin Comm meeting on the night the panel was reviewing the budget requests from both the Northern Berkshire Vocational Regional School District (McCann Tech) and the Mount Greylock district, which operates elementary schools in Lanesborough and Williamstown and the Mount Greylock Regional School, a middle-high school serving Grades 7 through 12.
 
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