 A 25-bed Critical Access Hospital, hospitalists and skilled nursing staff provide 24-hour care to hospitalized patients. Care is provided in two neighboring units, a medical/surgical unit named Howell Pavilion and a Transitional Care Unit for patients needing rehabilitation or sometimes transitioning to a nursing home.
Patients typically needing hospitalized care are:
End-of-life care is provided in a special suite, the Garden Room, for patients and their families in advanced illness or at the end of life and services for these patients are supported by the hospital’s annual Last Mile Ride.
Care provided to all patients involves a team of caregivers and personnel, providing a wide-range of services to enhance patients’ stay and thus their recovery. These staff members and services include:
• Physician and "mid-level"
hospitalist providers |
• Diagnostic technologies |
• Medical/surgical nurses
and nursing assistants |
• Surgical providers and consults |
| • Pharmacists |
• Restaurant-quality meals ordered via
room service and prepared fresh |
• Physical therapists and
physical therapist assistants |
• Care management and discharge planning |
| • Occupational therapists |
• Chaplaincy and a chapel onsite |
| • Speech therapists |
• Family/activities room |
• Registered dietitian
(nutrition counseling) |
• Health Connections financial
counseling/help accessing insurance
programs |
| • Respiratory therapists |
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| Hospital visiting hours are from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. The cafeteria is open weekdays from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily, with hot breakfast served from 7:30-9:30 a.m., continental breakfast 7-10:30 a.m. and lunch from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Soup and sandwiches are available during the afternoon. The Garden Gate Gift Shop, easily accessible from the inpatient units, is open weekdays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m |
| Call the Howell Pavilion inpatient unit at (802) 728-2216. |
| Women and their newborns are also hospitalized patients. They stay in our unique Birthing Center, described in greater detail in its own section. |
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