Fletcher Allen Health Care

Description

Vision
Fletcher Allen is committed to being a national model for the delivery of highquality academic health care for a rural region

Mission Summary
Our mission is to improve the health of the people in the communities we serve by integrating patient care education and research in a caring environment

Statement of Values
We respect the dignity of all individuals and are responsive to their physical emotional spiritual and social needs and cultural diversity

We are just and prudent stewards of limited natural and financial resources

We foster a climate which encourages both those receiving and providing care to make responsible choices

We strive for excellence in quality and care and seek to continuously learn and improve

We acknowledge a partnership with the community to ensure the best possible care at the right time in the right place and by the right provider

We are caring and compassionate to each other and to those we serve

We communicate openly and honestly with the community we serve

History

History of Fletcher Allen A Legacy of Caring

Fletcher Allen its three founding organizations and the University of Vermont College of Medicine share a rich history dating back to the 1800s

Medical Center Hospital of Vermont

Medical Center Hospital of Vermont formerly Mary Fletcher Hospital traces its roots back to 1876 when Mary Fletcher a young woman who never enjoyed good health announced her intention to build a hospital in Burlington It was to be the first hospital in Vermont She named the hospital which opened in 1879 after her mother Mary Martha Fletcher It was renamed Medical Center Hospital of Vermont in 1967 Located at 111 Colchester Avenue on a hill overlooking Lake Champlain to the west and the Green Mountains to the east is now Fletcher Allens Medical Center Campus

Fanny Allen Hospital

The Religious Hospitallers of St Joseph founded the Fanny Allen Hospital in 1894 They named their hospital after a remarkable young woman named Frances Margaret Allen better known as Fanny Allen who completed her education in Montreal where she converted to Catholicism Daughter of the famed Ethan Allen defender of the Green Mountain State the American nun nursed wounded soldiers in the War of 1812 Fanny Allen Hospital located at 790 College Parkway in Colchester one exit north of Burlington on Interstate 89 is now referred to as Fletcher Allens Fanny Allen Campus

University Health Center

The University Health Center was formed in 1971 when the need for a coordinated program to teach ambulatory care to medical students encouraged the historic joining of 10 specialty practice groups under one roof UHC is located in the former Bishop DeGoesbriand hospital which opened in 1924 Located at 1 South Prospect Street in Burlington just a fiveminute walk from the Medical Center Campus University Health Center is now referred to as Fletcher Allens UHC Campus

The University of Vermont College of Medicine

The University of Vermont College of Medicine was established in 1822 as the nations seventh medical school but the colleges roots reach back to 1804 when Dr John Pomeroy began instructing students in his home on Burlingtons waterfront The college Dr Pomeroy helped found now enjoys a strong reputation for graduating physicians with superlative clinical skills These graduates combined with physicians who received their residency training at Fletcher Allen or its forbearers now account for nearly half of the physicians practicing in Vermont The UVM College of Medicine is located adjacent to Fletcher Allens Medical Center Campus making it easy for students to walk between facilities