teleMedicine at SVMC

Southwestern Vermont Medical Center partners with the Center for Connected Care at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center to provide 10 teleMedicine services to both inpatients and outpatients. The services use live, two-way, secure audio and video to connect patients and providers. Patients receive better access to care without the need to travel long distances for appointments or transfer to a hospital further from family and friends.

teleGenetics

Through genetic counseling with the Dartmouth-Hitchcock's Center for Connected Care, cancer patients can make informed decisions about their care and help their family members discover a hereditary predisposition for certian cancers.
For more information, call 603-650-6272.

teleNeurology for Multiple Sclerosis

Patients who have multiple sclerosis can now have an initial consultation with Dr. Trey Smith at Dartmouth-Hitchcock and have follow-up visits via telemedicine in Bennington.
Call 603-650-5104 to make an appointment.

teleGestational Diabetes

Through the convenience of an initial telemedicine visit and follow-up communication, Emily Proulx, MSN, APRN-CDE, WHNP-BC, a Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner at Dartmouth-Hitchcock and a Certified Diabetes Educator, educates patients about the risks associated with diabetes during pregnancy and diabetes management throughout pregnancy and postpartum.
Call 603-695-2902 to learn more.

telePediatric Cardiology

Pediatric patients needing cardiology care can now receive some of their care via telemedicine visits at SVMC Pediatrics.
For more information, call 603-653-9888.

telePediatricUrology

Pediatric patients needing urology care can now receive some of their care via telemedicine visits at SVMC Pediatrics.
To learn more, call 603-653-9882.

teleStroke

A high-definition live two-way audio-video camera and a Wi-Fi-enabled monitor, mounted to a mobile cart, makes Dartmouth-Hitchcock neurologists available to patients in the Emergency Department or inpatient units who may be having a stroke.

teleED

Dartmouth-Hitchock’s emergency telespecialists are called upon when the SVMC Emergency Department is particularly busy. They also can perform documentation and transfers, which free on-site staff to attend to patients at the bedside.

teleICU

In partnership with Dartmouth-Hitchcock and Avera Health, a national leader in telemedicine services, SVMC launched TeleICU, an around-the-clock monitoring service for patients in the intensive care unit. The new capability will allow patients with certain conditions that would have required a transfer to larger medical centers to be treated locally.

telePharmacy

Dartmouth-Hitchcock pharmacists are now providing overnight coverage for SVMC’s pharmacy and are available to consult on complex cases. It will allow medical staff members at SVMC to order prescriptions and speak with a pharmacist overnight when the volume of prescription orders decrease to a level that makes it difficult to employ a pharmacist on site.