Putney Family Healthcare, a BMH Physician Group member, is undergoing renovations to expand its 79 Main Street facility. Practice officials state that this expansion is in response to a growing demand for medical care in the service area, which includes Putney, Dummerston, Westminster and Saxtons River.
GPI Construction began work on the expansion in November, which will create four additional exam rooms as well as increase office space for administrative staff. BMH Director of Plant Services Rob Prohaska is working with Joe Fortier of GPI to manage the project, which is expected to be completedMarch 1, 2015.
Upon completion, John Todd, APRN-FNP, a family nurse practitioner who is currently working part-time in the Putney office, will join Richard Fletcher, APRN and Kari Dickey, DO as a full-time member of the Putney Family Healthcare medical staff.
"We are excited to have John join our group full-time. He is a great addition and will complement both Richard Fletcher and Kari Dickey,” says Practice Manager Debbie Hebert. “With all three providers here full time, we should be better able to accommodate our growing population of patients.”
Hebert adds that three providers will be on staff Mondays and Fridays, while two providers will be available Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays once the expansion is complete. New patients should call the Centralized Scheduling Department at844-258-8777to find an available provider.
BMH Physician Group is a multispecialty group practice with more than 40 board-certified clinicians providing a range care from 12 different offices in Brattleboro and Putney, including pediatrics, internal medicine, general surgery, family medicine, cardiac care, orthopaedics, OB/GYN and post-acute care services.
BMH has provided healthcare services for over one hundred years. A licensed, 61-bed, not-for-profit community hospital located in southeastern Vermont, it serves a rural population of about 55,000 people in 22 towns in Vermont, New Hampshire and Massachusetts. The medical staff includes 137 board-certified physicians, both primary care and many specialists, and its 572 employees enjoy the help of over 110 active volunteers.
Source:BRATTLEBORO, VT - (January 8, 2014)-- Putney Family Healthcare