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What does it mean to be a community teaching hospital? Q&A with Estevan Garcia, President & CEO

CEO Q&A: What It Means to Be a Community Teaching Hospital

SVMC is embarking on a new chapter under the leadership of President & CEO Estevan Garcia. Estevan answers some common questions around what it means to be a teaching center and how residency programs benefit patients in our region.

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Concrete was poured July 8 on the site of the cancer center expansion. -Greg Nesbit Photography -

Building for the Future: Exciting Projects Are Transforming SVMC

While temporary changes to parking, traffic patterns, and building access may require a little extra patience, they're all signs of exciting improvements that will benefit our community for years to come.

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Pickleball Warm-up

A ‘Dynamic’ Take on Injury Prevention: SVMC’s Dawn Petit Develops Program

Pickleball injury rates have risen significantly with the popularity of the sport. Emergency visits for pickleball injuries have gone up by 91%, with majority of those patients being over 50 years old.

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SVMC CEO & President Estevan Garcia, MD, DrPH with Andrew Perron, MD, associate dean of graduate medical education at the Geisel School of Medicine, and Joanne Conroy, MD, President & CEO of Dartmouth Health

SVMC launches capital campaign for Family Medicine Residency build-out

The event, which raised more than $981,000 and welcomed nearly 350 guests to the 1768 Hubbell Homestead in Bennington, launched a new capital campaign to build a Family Medicine Residency in downtown Bennington as part of Phase II of the Putnam Block.

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A five-minute check can keep you tick-free

Tick Check Cheat Sheet

Five minutes can keep you safe and tick-free

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Pictured: Deb Malachuk, RN, Katelyn O'Neill MS,CCC-SLP, President & CEO Estevan Garcia, MD, DrPH, Rodney Baker, Hattie Jowett, Kim Webster, RN

Employees honored for exemplifying SVMC values

SVMC recently honored five employees for embodying the values of quality, empathy, stewardship, teamwork and safety.

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CEOs recognized by Becker's

SVMC's Estevan Garcia recognized by Becker’s Hospital Review

Three Dartmouth Health system leaders have been named to Becker’s Hospital Review in its 2026 list of “Rural Hospital and Health System Presidents and CEOs to Know.”

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