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.

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.

Last year Dr. Mike Kiernan suddenly flipped from physician to patient while on the job in the Porter Emergency Department.

Porter Medical Center centennial celebrations continue with a 42.5-foot long art installation and a time capsule featuring surgical tools, messages and photos.

UVM Health Network announced Monday that it was laying off several top executives, including Porter Medical Center officials, at the network level.

Members of the public are invited to attend a ribbon-cutting event on Friday, Oct. 17, in Porter Hospital’s main lobby.

The news came less than a week after the state health care regulator slammed the network, which includes Porter Hospital.

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.

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.

Faraway issues may consume us, but without strong, local support for health care, a lot more of us will also be out of business.

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

Porter Medical Center officials have been busy ramping up safety protocols at the county’s health care hub off South Street in Middlebury.

Porter Medical Center (PMC) is asking the state to green light a fiscal year 2026 budget reflecting roughly $132 million in total expenses.

The pressure high health insurances costs are placing on Vermont families and small businesses is the most urgent challenge facing the state’s health care system, Emily Brown said.

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)