Porter Medical Center celebrates 100 years

There was no giant cake bearing 100 candles (there were cupcakes), but one really wasn’t needed for Saturday’s centennial birthday party for Middlebury’s Porter Medical Center.

Porter hospital readies for its 100th birthday

Porter Medical Center has accumulated more than its fair share of compelling stories during its first century as Addison County’s cradle-to-grave health care hub. Thousands of births spanning multiple generations, and patients vanquishing life- threatenin … (read more)

Porter doctors seeing more patients

While Vermont’s health care system is facing huge financial and logistical headwinds, Addison County’s Porter Medical Center is holding its own with a balanced budget and new patient capacity.

UVMHN expands in NY while making cuts in Vt.

The cuts — which drew a swift and furious outcry — included closing an inpatient psychiatric unit at Central Vermont Medical Center, ending kidney transplants at the University of Vermont Medical Center, and shuttering a primary care clinic in Waitsfield. … (read more)

Porter Medical Center takes the local pulse

Having better access to healthcare, housing, mental health counseling and substance use disorder services are Addison County residents’ top community health priorities, according to an exhaustive new report that will guide Porter Medical Center (PMC) prog … (read more)

NEW TIME: Garden space on Porter campus to be dedicated

Megan’s Meadow, a garden space on the Porter Medical Center campus in Middlebury, will be formally dedicated on Sunday, Oct. 6 at 10 a.m.

Porter gets state OK for 2025 budget

Porter Medical Center has had plenty to celebrate this week. State regulators confirmed approval of PMC’s 2025 budget request on Monday, the same day on which the county’s healthcare hub confirmed a first-ever labor agreement with its newly unionized supp … (read more)

Letter to the editor: Pact in works for Porter workers

At Porter Medical Center and Helen Porter Center, there is a significant event taking place, and not many of us are aware of this situation.

Community Forum: PMC makes budget commitment

On Aug. 30, Porter Medical Center, along with our two University of Vermont Health Network partner hospitals in Vermont, will present its 2025 budget to Vermont’s health care regulator, the Green Mountain Care Board (GMCB) for approval.

Porter Medical Center eyeing a modest rate hike

State healthcare regulators on Aug. 28 will begin their review of Porter Medical Center’s (PMC) proposed fiscal year 2025 budget, a spending plan that calls for base revenues of around $234.5 million, which would require an increase of 4.2% in net patient … (read more)

Letter to the editor: Porter support staff engaged in contract talks

So what is at the heart of Porter? Part of Porter are the doctors and nurses. As wonderful as they are, the vast majority of Porter is an unacknowledged powerhouse behind the curtain, the 300+ recently unionized technical and support staff that keep Porte … (read more)

Porter Hospital interim president gets permanent status

Bob Ortmyer has worked as interim president and COO at Middlebury’s Porter Medical Center since this past September. Now he will lead the southern region of UVM Health Network.

Guest editorial: UVMHN CEO cites optimism, opportunity… and urgency

As we begin a new year, and as I embark on my second year as CEO of the University of Vermont Health Network, I feel a sense of both optimism and urgency.

Porter plans new musculoskeletal clinic

Porter Medical Center is planning a major renovation of the 23 Pond Lane office complex in Middlebury so it can launch a new musculoskeletal clinic offering orthopedic, podiatry and rehab services under one roof.

Letter to the editor: Patient grateful to his community

I recently had full knee replacement surgery at Porter Medical Center in Middlebury. I have been putting it off for some time but the pain got the best of me. I

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