Ep 6: Community nursing in the Upper Valley

In this episode of Upper Valley Vibes, we're going to talk about community nursing - the program mostly centered in small rural communities in the northeast US, get to know some of the folks who helped drive the adoption of these programs in the Upper Valley and hear from several nurses in different towns about what it's like and why this healthcare service is so valuable.

 

Part of what I'd like to do on this podcast is spotlight some of the ways in which really large challenges, such as healthcare, are actually being worked on or addressed by creative solutions driven by people right here in our local communities.

 

It was challenging to try and edit the conversations because there was so many interesting topics. So, this episode is just an overview of a few of the most interesting key points about these programs. In future episodes, I will release the full 30-minute or so conversations with each of the community nurses that we hear from in this episode.

 

The conversations touched on a range of topics from their backgrounds, how they don't work with insurance the benefits that brings, how community nursing is different than other medicine and healthcare and how they work together, why relationships matter in medicine, why community matters, the value of preventative care, and the overall vibe of this piece of our healthcare system, one of the only ones, that isn't centered around a large corporation making as much money as possible, but rather, with the number one goal as supporting and improving the lives and health of people.

In this episode we'll hear from :

• Kristin Barnum from Community Nurse Connection,
• Jodi Hoyt the town nurse in Tunbridge VT,
• Katie Williams the community nurse in Hartford VT, and
• Doris Yates, the community nurse in Hanover NH.

 

Resources:

 

• Community Nurse Connection FAQs about starting a program in your town and more information: https://www.communitynurseconnection.org/
• Hanover, NH Community Nursing info: https://www.hanovernh.org/777/Hanover-Community-Nurse
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