University of Vermont Medical Center

Vermont’s largest hospital confirmed Thursday it was a victim of a cyberattack that targeted key computer systems. In an interview with NECN and NBC10 Boston affiliate NBC 5 News, Vermont Public Safety Commissioner Mike Schirling characterized the penetration of the University of Vermont Health Network’s systems as the largest-ever cyberattack in Vermont that he was aware of. “This site...

The University of Vermont Health Network was impacted by a cyberattack that forced several computer systems offline.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation has issued a warning that cyber criminals are unleashing a major ransomware attack targeting health care systems.

Vermont’s largest hospital says it’s treating more patients for drug overdoses but is seeing fewer people seeking help for their addiction through its innovative rapid-response care plan. “Lately, we have had what seems to be, anecdotally, a spike in overdose cases,” observed Kyle DeWitt, a pharmacist in the emergency department at the University of Vermont Medical Center. As NECN...

A major Vermont hospital is seeing more drug overdoses but fewer people asking for help for a new rapid-response care plan because people are staying away amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Some Vermont hospital employees are now taking on new jobs while their employer’s focus has shifted to the COVID-19 response. “I’m doing my part,” said Amy Marra, who normally works as an office assistant in a clinic at the University of Vermont Medical Center, helping people set appointments then checking them in. Now, Marra is working at a screening...

Some employees at the University of Vermont Medical Center are now taking on new jobs while their employer responds to the COVID-19 pandemic.

A Vermont emergency room doctor has been arrested after allegedly hiding a nanny camera in a hospital bathroom. Dr. Eike Blohm, a physician at the University of Vermont Medical Center, was arrested Friday on voyeurism charges, the Chittenden Unit for Special Investigations said. Blohm’s specialty is emergency medicine, according to UVM’s website, which also identifies him as an assistant...

Patients with a rare condition who rely on a certain hormone to ensure their quality of life are now pleading with the federal government for help after the critical medicine was recalled. One of those patients is a man from Vermont’s Chittenden County. “It’s really scary,” said Ryan Polly, describing the uncertainty over the medication Natpara, which he thinks of...

A construction zone flagger who was struck by an impaired driver Friday morning has died, Vermont State Police say. James Alger, an employee of the LPD Traffic Control Services, was directing traffic in a railroad crossing construction zone in the area of Ethan Allen Highway and Route 17 when he was struck around 8:13 a.m. Police say Jennifer Bergevin was...

The body of a second missing kayaker was pulled from Lake Champlain Wednesday, police said, as emergency personnel, public works crews, homeowners, and parks employees dealt with the aftermath of the powerful thunderstorms that contributed to the kayakers’ deaths.

Almost 130 patients at Vermont’s largest hospital are expected to begin moving into the new private rooms in the just-completed Miller Building.

A new initiative at Vermont’s largest hospital is aimed at better supporting trauma patients through potentially life-changing events like major car crashes or falls. To do so, they’re turning to the people who best know what it’s like to survive those challenges.

Two men have been arrested and charged after robbing a store and violently assaulting two of the store’s employees, officials said. According to police in Burlington, Vermont, Ethan Villemaire, 28, of Burlington, and Jeffrey Leduc, 32, of Burlington, were arrested Sunday in connection to the incident.

Vermont State Police say a 9-year-old child has been airlifted to the hospital after getting struck by a car in Weybridge. Mynbc.com reports that police say the girl unexpectedly walked into Weybridge Road and was hit early Thursday afternoon. Police say the driver tried to stop, but ended up hitting the child.

Two teenage girls in Vermont are accused of online bullying after police say a Colchester high school student tried to kill herself after she was bullied on social media. Police say the 18-year-old student intentionally overdosed on acetaminophen on Jan. 20. Authorities say she was taken to the University of Vermont Medical Center and then transferred to a Boston hospital....

A man with a history of violent behavior is wanted by police in Vermont after a Sunday morning shooting. Alfred Wisher, 37, was identified by witnesses as the shooter, Burlington police said. Wisher allegedly approached 28-year-old Khyann Jones in front of a home on Clarke Street around 8:50 a.m. and shot him after a brief argument. He then ran away...

Vermont State Police detectives are investigating the death of a Burlington man who was found dead two days after he was involved in an altercation with a Burlington police officer.

Vermont State Police say a propane leak likely caused a home explosion in Worcester that injured two people.

Patients and health care advocates are calling it a crisis affecting more than 30-million Americans: the rising price of insulin. Amid reports of dangerous rationing of insulin by patients looking to save money, Rep. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, is calling for changes.