Emergency department nurse Kathleen Cloud recently took home honors as the April recipient of the DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses at Southwestern Vermont Health Care. Cloud was described as "one of the nicest, (most) accurate and caring nurses" by one of her two nominators for the award, and "beyond professional" by the second.

Vermont Commissioner of Health Mark Levine, VDH public health nurse Wendy Walsh and the Vermont National Guard's COVID-19 mapping team will be recognized May 10 as public health champions for their extraordinary contributions to public health during the coronavirus pandemic. The awards will be presented by the Vermont Public Health Association during the organization's annual meeting at the Capitol Plaza Hotel in Montpelier.