Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital (NVRH) is pleased to announce that Christie Leung, Au.D, CCC-A has joined North Country Otolaryngology & Audiology. Dr. Leung was born and raised in Hong Kong and moved to New York City in 2011. After earning her doctorate in audiology from the City University of New York, she moved to Pennsylvania for a change of scenery. She now looks forward to serving patients in the Northeast Kingdom and northern New Hampshire.

For the third year in a row, Smugglers’ Notch Distillery has been chosen by fans across the country in the USA Today 10BEST Readers’ Choice Awards as one of the top ten vodka distilleries in the USA https://www.10best.com/awards/travel/best-craft-vodka-distillery/. For us, this honor for our signature vodka made from corn and winter wheat rivals our double gold medal at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition, a 95 rating from the Wine Enthusiast and a gold medal from the Beverage Testing Institute.

Northwestern Medical Center has hired Dean French, MD, as the hospital’s new Chief Executive Officer. Dr. French joins NMC after 5 years of service as CEO of Community Medical Center in Missoula, Montana. Dr. French will start at NMC on November 30.