Registered dietician Anne Hutchinson began work in January at Gifford's Kingwood Health Center in Randolph, where she will be charged with helping patients reach their nutrition goals through support and education. Hutchinson holds a bachelor's degree in dietetics, nutrition and food science from the University of Vermont and a master's in public health nutrition from the University of Minnesota. She has worked at the federal Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children, and as a nutrition support clinician, helping feed those who cannot eat orally.
“Food has always been important to me as it served as a connection to family and friends,” Hutchinson said. “I saw the opening at Gifford and felt like I wanted to work in the community I grew up in, at the place I used to come to as a kid. I also like Gifford’s focus on community outreach.”
Gifford is a community hospital in Randolph, with family health centers in Berlin, Bethel, Chelsea, Randolph and Rochester, and specialty services throughout central Vermont.