Porter Medical Center
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Porter shares in hospital budget cuts, layoffs
Most of the cuts to Addison County’s health care hub affect Helen Porter Rehabilitation & Nursing.
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By the way: Sept. 3, 2026
The town of Middlebury is updating its town plan.
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County hospital trims FY27 budget for state review
Health care regulators began their review of Porter’s budget proposal this week.
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Porter Medical Center welcomes new Board of Trustees member
Taylor Morley has joined University of Vermont Health–Porter Medical Center’s board of trustees.
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Family expands trail in memory of loved one
The Brakeley family is extending Libby’s Trail on the Porter Medical Center campus, converting it into a roughly half-mile loop that anyone can enjoy.
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Donate your sewing skills to create pillows for Porter
Quilters’ Corner in Middlebury, The Makery at the Hannaford Career Center and other local groups are making 100 cozy pillowcases for patients at Porter Medical Center.
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Porter doctor returns from the brink
Last year Dr. Mike Kiernan suddenly flipped from physician to patient while on the job in the Porter Emergency Department.
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Porter unveils art exhibit, time capsule
Porter Medical Center centennial celebrations continue with a 42.5-foot long art installation and a time capsule featuring surgical tools, messages and photos.
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UVM Health Network lays off executives as part of network-wide restructuring
UVM Health Network announced Monday that it was laying off several top executives, including Porter Medical Center officials, at the network level.
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Porter Hospital to unveil 100-year history exhibit and install a time capsule next week
Members of the public are invited to attend a ribbon-cutting event on Friday, Oct. 17, in Porter Hospital’s main lobby.
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UVMHN head Sunny Eappen to step down
The news came less than a week after the state health care regulator slammed the network, which includes Porter Hospital.
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Regulators OK Porter Hospital’s budget after cutting top pay
Vermont’s Green Mountain Care Board said administrators’ pay raises were too big, then approved a proposed fiscal year 2026 operating budget for Porter Medical Center.
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Porter eclipses centennial gift goal
Porter Medical Center received 100 donations in 100 days in celebration of its bicentennial birthday. The gifts raised $25,000 for the Patient Support Fund.
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Letter to the editor: We must ensure our local hospital remains vital
Faraway issues may consume us, but without strong, local support for health care, a lot more of us will also be out of business.
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Porter Hospital paring four positions amid health network layoffs
Porter Medical Center in Middlebury will see four jobs cut as the result of 77 layoffs announced last week by the University of Vermont Health Network
