SVMC ExpressCare Welcomes Lisa Patorti, FNP

BENNINGTON, VT—July 15, 2021—Southwestern Vermont Medical Center (SVMC) is pleased to welcome Family Nurse Practitioner Lisa Patorti to SVMC ExpressCare and Dartmouth-Hitchcock Putnam Physicians. 

Patorti earned her master’s degree in nursing from Purdue University Global. She received her bachelor’s in nursing from Kaplan University. In addition, she attended Vermont Technical College in Bennington for her registered nurse and licensed practical nurse credentials.

Patorti has worked as a triage nurse for the Community Health Centers of the Rutland Region 2016 – 2019 and as an office RN for Advanced Ankle & Foot 2015 – 2016.  Since 2001, she and her family have operated four residential care homes through Our House Residential Care Homes in Rutland.

ExpressCare is newly relocated to 120 Hospital Drive. It shares space with the Respiratory Evaluation Center, which features negative-pressure air exchange throughout. The new facility also has a dedicated parking area, a larger waiting area, larger and more exam rooms. As always, the practice offers X-ray and blood draw.

Open 8 a.m. - 6 p.m. seven days a week—including holidays, except Thanksgiving and Christmas—ExpressCare is a convenient walk-in clinic located at 120 Hospital Drive in Bennington. No appointment is necessary. ExpressCare offers care for minor illnesses and injuries to patients of all ages. COVID-19 vaccinations are available for everyone over the age of 12. For more information, call 802-440-4077.

About:
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.

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.