Kathryn Czaplinski
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Mountain Medical Services: Walk-in clinic opens in Deerfield Valley this weekend

For Immediate Release:

West Dover, VT—December 2, 2024—Mountain Medical Services, a walk-in medical clinic located at the base of Mount Snow, is opening for the season on Saturday, Dec 7.

Mountain Medical Services is owned and operated by Southwestern Vermont Medical Center, a member of Dartmouth Health, and operates seasonally, providing weekend care for urgent medical needs to the Deerfield Valley community and its visitors. Regular hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. every Saturday and Sunday through March.

 “Finding medical care on the weekends is a challenge, which is why we want families and residents of Deerfield Valley to be aware of this walk-in service,” said Trey Dobson, MD, Chief Medical Officer at SVMC and Vice President of Clinical Services. “Through a great partnership with Vail Resorts, our clinical staff are on-site throughout the ski season to treat urgent conditions like fever, respiratory illness, and injuries.”

The clinical team consists of providers who specialize in urgent care needs, nursing staff with emergency room experience, an X-ray technician and seasoned support staff. Patients have access to the clinic’s on-site digital X-ray and can receive follow-up care and diagnostic testing with specialists at SVMC.

The clinic offers special expanded hours during holidays and vacation weeks. For the 2024-5 season, extended hours include:

  • December 23-31 (closed Christmas Day)

  • January 20 (Martin Luther King, Jr. Day)

  • Winter Vacation Week: February 17-21

Mountain Medical Services is located at 13 Grand Summit Way, West Dover. For more information call 802-464-9300 during weekend hours of operation.

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About SVMC:

Southwestern Vermont Medical Center (SVMC), a member of Dartmouth Health, is a comprehensive, preeminent, health care system providing exceptional, convenient, and affordable care to the communities of Bennington and Windham Counties of Vermont, eastern Rensselaer and Washington Counties of New York, and northern Berkshire County in Massachusetts. SVMC includes the Dartmouth Cancer Center at SVMC, the SVHC Foundation, as well as 25 primary and specialty care practices. Southwestern Vermont Medical Center is among the most lauded small rural health systems in the nation. It is the recipient of the American Hospital Association’s 2020 Rural Hospital Leadership Award. In addition, SVMC is a five-time recipient of the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Magnet® recognition for nursing excellence. SVMC provides exceptional care without discriminating on the basis of an individual’s age, race, ethnicity, religion, culture, language, physical or mental disability, socioeconomic status, sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity or expression. Language assistance services, free of charge, are available at 1-800-367-9559.

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COVID-19 in Pets

News of COVID-19 spreading to animals is causing understandable concern for pet owners, especially those who love their pets like family. While the virus is thought to have originated in animals, there is currently no evidence that pets can spread COVID-19 to humans. There is some evidence that people can spread it to their pets and pets can spread it to each other.

The good news is that the risk of spreading COVID-19 to pets still seems relatively low. Only a handful of confirmed cases of COVID-19 have been identified in animals worldwide. Nonetheless, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is working with their veterinary colleagues to learn more. In the meantime, it makes sense to adapt the people-centered recommendations for our furry friends.

Here's a pet-specific refresher to help further decrease the already low odds that your pet will become infected.

  • Just like people, cats and dogs should decrease their movement outside the home. So if you usually let your dog or cat roam in ways that could bring them into contact with other people or animals, it would be best to discontinue that practice for as long as human restrictions are in place.
  • When you take your dog for a walk, keep him or her leashed and keep at least 6 feet from others whenever possible. (Dogs cannot wear masks comfortably as humans can, so remaining distant is even more important for them.)
  • If someone in the house is ill, they should be isolated from both other people and animals in a "sick room," if possible. The ill person should wear a mask when near the pet and others and avoid direct contact, including petting, snuggling, being kissed or licked, sleeping in the same location, and sharing food or bedding.
  • To keep pets and themselves safe, people should wash their hands before and after handling or caring for their pets, just as they would after having come in contact with another person or a surface that a person could have touched.
  • If your pet becomes ill with COVID-19 symptoms—including coughing, difficulty breathing or shortness of breath, lethargy, sneezing, nasal discharge, vomiting, diarrhea, or fever—call your veterinarian, who will advise regarding testing and care and determine whether your state's public health veterinarian should be notified.

More information about protecting your pets from COVID-19, visit https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/daily-life-coping/animals.html.

Donna Barron, RN, is the infection preventionist at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center.

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