Bringing the expertise of these accomplished vascular surgeons to SVMC helps us meet an important need in our small community hospital.
Trey Dobson, MDThe Heart and Vascular Center at Dartmouth Health’s Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center (DHMC) is expanding services to Southwestern Vermont Medical Center’s (SVMC) cardiology department in Bennington, VT. This expansion will allow patients to stay closer to home for consultations, relevant testing, and follow-up care.
Starting Wednesday, February 12, SVMC, a Dartmouth Health member, will provide vascular services two days per month, with plans to expand in the future. DHMC vascular surgeons Matthew J. Alef, MD, and Philip P. Goodney, MD, MS, will see patients in the SVMC cardiology office twice a month, and perform procedures on the second Wednesday of each month.
“Our collaboration with the Heart and Vascular Center will be incredibly beneficial to patients,” said Scott W. Rogge, MD, SVMC cardiology medical director. “This is an exciting and necessary expansion of services, to keep patients closer to home, which is not only more convenient but also leads to better outcomes.”
Under the new program, Alef and Goodney will perform procedures like vein ligation, phlebectomy, and ablation at SVMC, with more complex procedures managed at DHMC. “We are very excited to see patients in Bennington at SVMC,” said Goodney, section chief of vascular surgery at Dartmouth Health. “Patients with vascular disease often have difficulty traveling, and expanding the services we can provide locally will be an important next step. We look forward to providing vein care in Bennington, and also seeing patients for dialysis access, treatment for leg artery blockages, carotid artery blockages, and abdominal aortic aneurysms. We are pleased to continue to build our outreach pathways to include on-site services in Bennington.”
Trey Dobson, MD, SVMC’s chief medical officer and vice president of clinical services, said the vascular collaboration is a benefit of being part of the Dartmouth Health system.
“Bringing the expertise of these accomplished vascular surgeons to SVMC helps us meet an important need in our small community hospital,” said Dobson. “Our skilled team at SVMC cardiology will work closely with the DHMC team to provide the highest quality of care, and we hope to grow this program in the future.”
Physician referrals for vascular services are now being accepted by calling SVMC cardiology at 802-442-0800. Learn more at svmc.org.
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