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Description

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Central Vermont Medical Center CVMC your community medical center includes Woodridge Nursing Home and several medical group practices Our medical staff numbers 121 physicians providing care from their private practices as well as from CVMCs nine communitybased medical group practices Central Vermont Medical Center is the primary health care provider for 66000 people who live and work in central Vermont We provide 24hour emergency care with a full spectrum of inpatient licensed for 122 beds and outpatient services

Our Mission
We work collaboratively to meet the needs and improve the health of the residents of central Vermont

Our Vision
The care you need from the people you trust

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History

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History of CVMC
Central Vermont Medical Center a Brief History
In 1895 Homer W Heaton founded Heaton Hospital in Montpelier Vermonts
capital city

In the neighboring town of Barre Frank E Langley and a group of community
leaders organized in 1904 to maintain a public hospital not for profit in
the City of Barre Barre City Hospital opened three years later

By 1960 there were only 37 physicians in Washington County down from a
high of 58 in 1885 The physicians of Barre and Montpelier along with other
community leaders revived talks of merging the two hospitals as a way of
preserving and expanding communitybased medical care for central Vermonters

By March of 1961 the Medical Staffs from Heaton Hospital and Barre City
Hospital had voted to reciprocate staff privileges This action was quickly
followed by the State Health Commissions recommendation that the two
hospitals merge to eliminate duplication and provide a broader range of
health care services to its citizens Less than six months later the
Medical Staff of Mayo Memorial Hospital a small 29bed hospital located 15
miles to the south voted to join in the merger discussions

In 1963 Central Vermont Medical Center CVMC was incorporated Five years
and nearly 55 million later construction was completed The new 175bed
hospital combined the Boards of Directors and the Medical Staffs of Barre
City Hospital and Heaton Hospital Also integrated were Mayo Memorial
Hospitals physicians and the local Osteopathic physicians

In August 1968 CVH opened its doors on a beautiful 70acre site in Berlin
under the direction of Joel Walker the former administrator of Barre City
Hospital Harold F Shea assumed the role of President Board of Trustees
of the Central Vermont Medical Center CVMC Parent Corporation to the
hospital Governor Philip Hoff and Vermonts senior US Senator George D
Aiken presided at the opening ceremonies which were attended by hundreds
of wellwishers The festivities ran as the lead story in the local Times
Argus on August 12 1968

The new hospital employed 395 local residents making it one of the largest
employers in the area In its first year in operation the hospital
experienced an 83 occupancy rate and 949 births CVH discharged 7600
patients saw over 9000 people in the Emergency Room provided over 288000
hours of nursing care conducted over 88000 laboratory tests and extended
more than 120000 in charity care The cost for a semiprivate room was 40
a day

In 1993 CVMC extended the commitment they had made in the 1970s to provide
longterm care locally by opening Woodridge This Nursing Home was built on
the hospitals grounds to further ensure the availability of convenient
quality longterm care in a homelike environment

In 1996 CVMC became part of the DartmouthHitchcock Alliance a regional
healthcare system now comprised of 12 organizations This affiliation has
strengthened the local hospitals ability to provide high quality
comprehensive care close to home while having the commitment and support of
a larger organization behind it

State approval to undergo a major modernization and expansion program at
CVMC was given approval in 2005 This project will result in new and much
needed Operating Room space and a New Birthing Center as well as reorganized
space for the efficient delivery of the growing array of outpatient
services Construction is expected to be complete in 2007

Today CVMC operates a hospital facility with 122 licensed beds serves a
population of 66000 and employs nearly 1100 people More than 25000
patients are seen annually in CVMCs Emergency Department and more than
164000 outpatient treatments including over 3000 outpatient surgeries are
provided The Medical Center boasts a medical staff of nearly 120 physicians
representing a wide range of primary and specialty services Twentyfive of
these physicians are now employed by the hospital Today CVMC and its
Medical Staff work in close collaboration with other health care providers
in the region to maximize locally available health services

To the credit of those who forged ahead with thoughts of merger in the face
of skepticism Central Vermont Medical Center continues to grow as a health
care resource for the entire central Vermont community