SPECIAL PRESENTATION: Hand Pain Solutions

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BENNINGTON, VT—April 7, 2021—Southwestern Vermont Medical Center (SVMC) proudly presents Hand Pain Solutions 6 - 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 4, 2021, over Zoom video conferencing software. It is free and open to the public.

The event is appropriate for any person who experiences hand pain, along with members of their families. Presenter Dr. David Veltre will share the most common causes of hand pain and the treatments he offers to help resolve it. Attendees will learn what they can do to maintain or recover their hand function.

Dr. Veltre completed his orthopedic surgery residency at Boston University Medical Center and completed a hand and upper extremity fellowship at the Cleveland Clinic and MetroHealth Medical Center in Cleveland, Ohio. Dr. Veltre earned his medical degree at Boston University School of Medicine in Massachusetts and his master’s in biomedical engineering from Cornell University in New York. He graduated with a bachelor’s in mechanical and aerospace engineering from Cornell in 2004.

Those interested in attending need to register in advance at https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_WBjtJkZ0Ra-agG_MaYXJYg. Registrants will receive a confirmation email containing information needed to join the webinar.

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About SVHC:

Southwestern Vermont Health Care (SVHC) is a comprehensive, preeminent, healthcare 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. SVHC includes Southwestern Vermont Medical Center (SVMC), Southwestern Vermont Regional Cancer Center, the Centers for Living and Rehabilitation, and the SVHC Foundation. SVMC includes 25 primary and specialty care practices.

Southwestern Vermont Health Care 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. SVMC ranked fourth nationwide for the value of care it provides by the Lown Institute Hospital Index and is a five-time recipient of the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Magnet® recognition for nursing excellence. It has also received the highest marks possible from the Leapfrog Group. 

Southwestern Vermont Medical Center 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.