Porter Hospital
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First case of coronavirus identified in Addison County
MIDDLEBURY — Porter Medical Center on Wednesday morning announced the first case of coronavirus in Addison County. Tom Thompson, Porter’s Interim President and COO, announced the Vermont Department…
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Hospital and Helen Porter limiting visitors
MIDDLEBURY — Helen Porter Healthcare & Rehabilitation (HPHR) on March 12 began limiting visitors to cases involving terminally ill patients, with exceptions for situations when a visitor is…
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Porter intensifies coronavirus prep
MIDDLEBURY — A Middlebury Union High School student is but one of several Addison County residents to undergo testing for potential coronavirus infection, though fortunately no one locally…
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Porter Hospital’s interim leader promises action
MIDDLEBURY — Tom Thompson began his career as a healthcare administrator more than three decades ago serving short-term stints as the CEO of small hospitals in the Midwest.…
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Porter considers delay on some costly upgrades
BURLINGTON — The University of Vermont Health Network announced this month that it is taking steps to ensure financial stability in the coming years, as economic forces challenge…
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Porter preps for coronavirus, stays vigilant
MIDDLEBURY — While there were no confirmed Addison County or Vermont cases of the coronavirus from China as the Independent went to press on Friday, Porter Medical Center…
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Porter Hospital boosts its hourly wage
MIDDLEBURY — Middlebury College made a splash last month when it announced it had enacted base-wage increases affecting 6% of the institution’s Vermont workforce. With a little less…
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Amy Bodette Barr joins Porter as marketing director
MIDDLEBURY/VERGENNES — A Vergennes woman will soon take over as new director of development at the UVM Health Network Porter Medical Center in Middlebury. Amy Bodette Barr comes…
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Porter hires new interim president
MIDDLEBURY— The UVM Health Network Porter Medical Center Board of Directors has hired a Wisconsin man with decades of experience running hospitals to lead Porter on an interim…
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Top 10: Porter president arrives, then goes
Dr. Seleem Choudhury’s tenure as Porter Medical Center (PMC) president ended in October after only five months, following revelations he had plagiarized material for a series of weekly…
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Opinion: UVM affiliation boosting Porter
In late November, I was interviewed by a reporter who asked for my perspective regarding the topic of hospital “consolidations” and to discuss some national studies that indicate…
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Porter surgeon uses new technique to speed patients’ healing
MIDDLEBURY — Tiny Porter Hospital is making giant strides in adopting new patient-care techniques that are allowing patients to better prepare for, and recover from, major surgery. The…
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New Porter software to improve patient care
MIDDLEBURY — Porter Medical Center this Saturday will begin its transition to “Epic,” a new electronic medical records system that will greatly enhance the institution’s ability to share…
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Porter wins grant to offer free cooking classes
MIDDLEBURY — RiseVT has awarded The Blueprint for Health, in partnership with Porter Hospital, a $1000 grant to offer free cooking classes as part of the Blueprint’s Diabetes…
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Choudhury out at Porter Hospital; Kniffin in
MIDDLEBURY — Recently hired Porter Medical Center President and COO Seleem Choudhury resigned from his post on Tuesday, Oct. 8, in the aftermath of a PMC board investigation…