Not All Heroes Wear Capes

SPONSORED CONTENT A message from Ron Hallman on behalf of The Porter Senior Leadership Team: This morning while rounding in the hospital, I saw this poster taped to the wall in one of our public corridors. I actually stopped walking and paused—something that very few of us have been able to do during the last few weeks. Over the next few seconds I found myself filled with a deep sense of pride and appreciation for the way our Porter community, and our larger community, are coming together to support each ot … (read more)

*Update: According to the Vermont Health Department website, there are now three confirmed cases in Addison County as of Monday morning.* MIDDLEBURY — Porter Medical Center continues to prepare for a potential influx of coronavirus patients. The instituti … (read more)

SPONSORED CONTENT The outbreak of respiratory illness caused by a new coronavirus, known as COVID-19, is cause for concern but not panic. The UVM Health Network Porter Medical Center is working with the Vermont State Health Department and our Network coll … (read more)

Let me start by saying this: Please don’t just drop into the drive-through test center at Porter Medical Center. If you are showing symptoms of COVID-19 — fever, a dry cough, shortness of breath — please call your primary care physician first. The test ce … (read more)

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 of Health told Porter that an individual in the community … (read more)

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 deemed essential for the resident’s emotional well-being and care … (read more)

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 has thus far tested positive for the disease that is sweeping acro … (read more)

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. This primed him for future, long-term leadership roles at medical institutions fro … (read more)

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 health care providers in Vermont and around the country. Each UVM Health Net … (read more)

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 officials are putting together an action plan in case the disease makes its way to o … (read more)

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 fanfare, another of the county’s other largest employers — Porter Medical … (read more)

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 to Porter from her most recent position as Director of Development and Market … (read more)

The Living with Dying Partnership is exploring cultural rituals and practices around death and dying. Neighbor to neighbor, companioning those at the end of life is an art of living that can be embraced instead of feared. Day of the Dead, or Dia de Muerto … (read more)

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 basis. Thomas R. Thompson is the new interim president/chief operating officer … (read more)

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 emails he had used to keep the health care community abreast of goings … (read more)