Hospitals

Vermont is heading for a shortage of primary care doctors, especially in rural areas, and the problem starts where doctors do their training. A new residency program aims to change that.

Dozens of families celebrated Mother's Day at a rally in Morrisville to express their support for Copley's birthing center.

A Central Vermont Medical Center spokesperson told Vermont Public in an email that the hospital remains “committed to reaching an agreement that supports our staff as well as the long-term sustainability of CVMC for our patients and community.”

Tom Huebner, longtime former president and CEO of Rutland Regional Medical Center, died Wednesday at age 71. Hospital and community members say he left a lasting mark on the region.

An exception is the University of Vermont Medical Center in Burlington, which made over $60 million providing patient care last year.

In the next few months, the hospital board will vote on whether or not to close the birthing center at the community hospital in Morrisville.

The insurer has raised premiums on state marketplace plans by double digits for the past three years. Still, BlueCross BlueShield of Vermont said their premiums are not covering member claims.

The University of Vermont Health Network announced Friday that it will continue to run three dialysis clinics around the state after regulators voted to raise the system’s revenue cap.

A majority of nurses at the St. Albans hospital voted to unionize this month following a failed vote in 2018.

The inpatient psychiatry unit at Central Vermont Medical Center recently stopped admitting new patients. At the end of January, it will close altogether in an effort to save the hospital system money.