Norris Cotton Cancer Center • North

St. Johnsbury, Vermont

1080 Hospital Drive
PO Box 468
St. Johnsbury, VT 05819
(802) 473-4100

Norris Cotton Cancer Center • North in St. Johnsbury, VT, is a dedicated cancer care and recovery facility. It provides patients in New Hampshire's North Country and Vermont's Northeast Kingdom with advanced technology and state-of-the-art treatment within a friendly, patient-centered environment close to home.

Medical Staff

• Gregory H. Ripple, MD (Medical Oncologist)
• John F. Marshall, MD (Radiation Oncologist)
• Bassem I. Zaki, MD (Radiation Oncologist)
• Nurses:
  • Lora L. Dean, RN
  • Diane E. Matthews, RN
  • Heidi L. Wells, RN

Directions

• From I-91 North: Travel North on Interstate 91 to Exit 22. At the end of the exit ramp, turn right toward St. Johnsbury. Travel approximately 8/10 of a mile to a traffic light at Memorial Road (Rt. 5). Cross Memorial Road and continue up the hill to the first drive on the right.
• From I-91 South: Travel South on Interstate 91 to Exit 22. At the end of the exit ramp, turn left toward St. Johnsbury. Travel approximately 8/10 of a mile to a traffic light at Memorial Road (Rt. 5). Cross Memorial Road and continue up the hill to the first drive on the right.

Cancer Programs/Services

Regional Hospital Partners

Specific treatments are developed for patients in coordination with local healthcare facilities or Norris Cotton Cancer Center at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, and the referring physician, patient, and family. Discoveries in the laboratories and clinical facilities at Norris Cotton Cancer Center in Lebanon are available to patients in St. Johnsbury through clinical trials of new treatments, diagnostic techniques, and other research areas.

The regional hospitals working partnering with Norris Cotton Cancer Center • North are Androscoggin Valley Hospital, Berlin, NH; Cottage Hospital, Woodsville, NH; Littleton Regional Hospital, Littleton, NH; North Country Hospital, Newport, VT; Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital, St. Johnsbury, VT; Upper Connecticut Valley Hospital, Colebrook, NH; and Weeks Medical Center, Lancaster, NH.

Medical Services

Radiation therapy is one of the most common cancer treatments, used in more than half of all cancer cases. The quality of the North facility's radiation treatment stands apart from any other in the region. Using Intensive Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT), one of the most sophisticated approaches to 3-D radiation therapy available, a radiation beam is molded to target the tumor without harming surrounding tissue. Experienced radiation therapists work with patients in an environment focused on superior patient care and comfort.

The infusion treatment area is where most chemotherapy patients spend the majority of their time. Chemotherapy is very individualized, and is prepared in-house by our pharmacist. The chemotherapy suite has six infusion stations with comfortable lounge chairs, television, and views of the beautiful Vermont landscape, and two private infusion rooms designed for patient comfort. Patients also receive treatment in partnership with local community hospitals.

All treatment is closely monitored and overseen by medical oncologist Greg Ripple, MD, and radiation oncologists John Marshall, MD, and Bassem Zaki, MD, as well as a team of nurses dedicated to personalized, friendly patient care: Lora Dean, RN, Diane Matthews, RN, Heidi Wells, RN.

Visit us and see why patients feel at home with treatment at Norris Cotton Cancer Center • North in St. Johnsbury.