SVMC Cancer Center Nurses Celebrate Award

BENNINGTON, VT—February 11, 2020—Leaders and nurses from the Southwestern Vermont Regional Cancer Center, a part of Southwestern Vermont Health Care (SVHC) and Southwestern Vermont Medical Center (SVMC), gathered in celebration of an award to commend having reached 100 percent oncology certified nurses.

In order to be eligible to take the certification exam, which is provided through the Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation, each nurse met continuing education and experience requirements. Each studied, took the extensive exam, and passed.

“An entire nursing team certified in a specialty can be rare,” said Cancer Center Nurse Manager Jenny Coutu, MSN, RN, OCN. “Having all nurses certified is a testament to the quality and commitment of our oncology nurses and supports our mission to provide the highest quality care to our patients.”

CAPTION: (Left to right) Megan Dick, BSN, RN, OCN; Carol Comar Frost, APRN; Allen Langlais, RN, OCN; Cancer Center Nurse Manager Jenny Coutu, MSN, RN, OCN; Laurie James, RN, OCN; Michele Noble, RN, OCN; Mary Weinfurt, BSN, RN, OCN; Christina Cullinane, BSN, RN, OCN; and Chief Nursing Officer Pamela Duchene, PhD, APRN.

About SVHC:
Southwestern Vermont Health Care (SVHC) 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. 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. For more information, visit svhealthcare.org.

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.