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Medicare Rates May Cause Rutland Rehab Unit To Close
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Rutland Regional Medical Center will likely have to close its inpatient rehabilitation unit. With Medicare reimbursements declining, hospital officials say the service has become too costly to continue and patients can get the care elsewhere.VPR News
Hospitals concerned about reimbursement rates
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Vermont hospitals are watching closely as Congress considers legislation designed to reshape the nation’s health care system.Vermont Edition
Hospitals and health care reform
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Vermont’s hospitals have a lot at stake in the debate over health care reform. We’ll hear their perspective on making health care more accessible and more affordable.VPR News
Hospitals prepare for potential pandemic
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With concern over a potential swine flu pandemic growing, hospitals across the country are gearing up, by fine tuning their emergency response plans. While no cases have been reported in Vermont, swine flu has been identified in nearby Maine, Massachusetts and New York. VPR’s Nina Keck spoke with hospital officials in Rutland and filed this report.VPR News
Money matters key in decision on State Hospital
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The future of the antiquated Vermont State Hospital is among the decisions facing lawmakers this year as they address a capital projects bill that will have ramifications for the handling of the mentally ill.VPR News
VPR Evening News March 19th, 2008
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The Vermont Senate has approved legislation that’s aimed at slowing down the state’s corrections budget; A new wing may be built at Rutland Regional Medical Center to house an expanded psychiatric program; The commander of the Vermont National Guard says the force is expecting a "large-scale deployment" to the Middle East within the next two years; Protesters mark the fifth anniversary of the War in Iraq; and commentator Jay Parini on this war anniversary.VPR News
New psychiatric wing in Rutland may be part of State Hospital
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A new wing may be built at Rutland Regional Medical Center to house an expanded psychiatric program. As VPR’s Ross Sneyd reports, the plan is part of a larger effort to replace the Vermont State Hospital in Waterbury.VPR News