The entire team at Mountain Valley Medical Clinic would like to send a great big THANK YOU to all the wonderful volunteers at the Thrifty Attic, located in Londonderry, for their generous grant award that helped retro-insulate the entire medical facility located in Londonderry, VT. The Thrifty Attic has been a major supporter of the Clinic for years, allowing for much needed projects to be completed, thus enabling the clinic to better serve our community.

This past fall, MVMC conducted an energy audit to determine the benefits of retro- insulating the attic space of the entire facility in an effort to reduce heating costs in the winter as well as cooling costs in the summer. The audit estimated a 75% savings in energy use which convinced the administrative team to pursue this large project. But this project would not have been considered without the financial assistance of the Thrifty Attic.

“Once again, our loyal supporters at the Thrifty Attic made this project possible with their generous contribution”, says Carole Lechthaler, MVMC board President. “It allows the Clinic to save considerable energy costs, allowing us to better use our precious budget resources toward improving and maintaining high-quality healthcare”.

To date, the Clinic has seen a 66% decrease in heating fuel usage since the insulation was added in November. “The team at Vermont Foam Insulation located in Chester, VT, was very professional and did a very nice job of retro-insulating our attic space, plus they worked within our budget”, says Rob Litchfield, Office Manager. “The Clinic temperature is much more comfortable and healthier for staff and patients alike and we are making efforts to be much more green, and that’s a good thing”.

Mountain Valley Medical Clinic (www.ourclinic.org) recently received a grant from the Stratton Foundation (www.strattonfoundation.org) to purchase supplies for the crash cart located in the Urgent Care area of the clinic. The grant money was used to purchase emergency medicine and supplies needed to assist in the event the medical team is faced with a life threatening illness.

“We cannot emphasize enough how important a role organizations such as the Stratton Foundation play in supporting what we do here at MVMC”, says Cyndi MacDonald R.N.  “The crash cart is a critical piece of equipment that we hope to never use, but if we do, we know we are prepared with the most current equipment and supplies. Thanks to all the dedicated volunteers at the Foundation.”

 MVMC announces the 23rd Annual MVMC Open was a huge success!

Seen here: Joe, Barbara, Adele, and Paul enjoy a brisk yet exciting day at Tater Hill supporting the clinic.

Thank you Towns for your support!

On behalf of the Board at MVMC, I would like to extend our sincere thanks to all the towns in our catchment area who voted to support the contributions to MVMC. This money helps to offset a portion of the free care that we deliver to patients living in the community. The staff members at MVMC are so crucial to the care that is given to the community and authorizing these needed funds supports all their hard work!  We applaud their commitment to excellence, their compassion and their dependability.  MVMC is a unique part of our communities and we are so fortunate to have the staff that we do and the supportive patients that make up the communities that we serve.

Gratefully yours,

Carole Lechthaler  MVMC Board President

Saturday Success!

Beginning in January, MVMC added Saturday hours to meet the requests of our community. We currently staff with one provider, one nurse, and one receptionist starting at 8:30am. The schedule includes some booked appointments for patients who prefer being seen on a Saturday as well as same day opening for acute illnesses.

So far the response has been positive from many grateful patients who would have otherwise traveled at least 45 minutes to the nearest emergency room or waited until Monday.

"We are averaging 11 - 12 patients per Saturday " claims Rob Litchfield, Practice Manager. " The response from those patients has been overwhelmingly positive and we feel as the word gets out, more patients will be requesting appointments."