Porter Hospital
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Porter eyes a major makeover for its ER
Porter Medical Center officials are busy planning the institution’s top construction priority: A doubling of the size, hopefully within the next two or three years, of the hospital’s…
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Ortmyer settles in as interim leader at Porter
Bob Ortmyer in September was named interim president of Porter Medical Center. He replaced Tom Thompson, who resigned this fall to help care for his ailing spouse.
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Dr. Benvenuto caps eventful run at Porter
When Dr. Anna Benvenuto leaves Porter Hospital’s employ later this month, her 13-year tenure will represent only a fraction of the institution’s 98-year history as Addison County’s healthcare…
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Creative caregivers craft scarecrows
Get into the Halloween spirit by celebrating the work that 16 teams at Porter Medical Center put into their second annual scarecrow contest.
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Porter nurses earn double-digit raises in new contract
Porter Medical Center has struck a new three-year labor agreement with its nurses, a deal that provides raises of 10% in year one, 5.5% in year two and…
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Community forum: Hospital boards advancing wrong priorities
I have grave ethical concerns about the behavior, governance, and board leadership at the UVM Health Network and its network of Vermont hospitals (Porter, Central VT, and UVM…
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Thompson reflects on Porter years
Porter Medical Center President and Chief Operating Office Tom Thompson led the Middlebury hospital and associated health care practices for nearly three years before he left the posts on…
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Thompson steps down as Porter president
Tom Thompson will step away from his role as of Sep. 18. He will focus his time and energy on a pressing family health matter.
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Community forum: Porter budget aims to improve patient care
This week Porter Medical Center, along with our two Vermont partner hospitals in the University of Vermont Health Network, presents our fiscal year 2024 budget to Vermont’s health care regulator,…
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Expenses driving up hospital spending
Porter Medical Center (PMC) officials are seeking state approval of a fiscal year 2024 budget that projects $140 million in expenses, reflecting a $23 million increase compared to…