We are not only a health care system—we are your friends and neighbors.

Our patients and community members are at the center of everything we do across University of Vermont Health Network. As an academic, rural not-for-profit health system, every dollar that comes into our organization supports our goal of improving the health of our communities in Vermont and northern New York. We take great pride in the care we provide, integrating patient care, education and research in a caring environment. 

Nurturing a strong and accessible health system for our region

The people of our region deserve nothing less than timely, high-quality care. This means health care that is equitable and both physically and financially accessible. Across UVM Health Network, all of us are united by a shared commitment to provide the best care to everyone who needs it, now and in the future.

The organizations that comprise our health system have spent more than a decade working together to leverage our collective resources, expertise and clinical and administrative support to create the best possible experience for our patients. While some work remains, thanks to many years of dedicated effort, we have now integrated much of our clinical and administrative functions across our system to better serve our patients, while controlling costs.

We have been transparent about the operational and financial difficulties we have faced over the last several years, from workforce shortages, changing care needs and the lingering effects of the pandemic to hyperinflation and inadequate long-term care and mental health beds. We are making progress in responding to these unprecedented challenges and slowly returning to a sounder financial footing.

I see the critical role our organization plays in the lives of people in our region… I’ve met so many people across our health system who are truly mission-driven and dedicated to improving the health and lives of Vermonters and New Yorkers.

Sunny Eappen, MD, MBA, President and CEO of UVM Health Network

Helping you and our communities stay healthy

We focus on wellness as much as treating illness, providing care and services from birth to the end of life. We are investing in our primary care teams and building a care system that offers our patients more wrap around services to respond to their individual needs and preferences.

Improving access to health care services

People across the region are receiving the primary, specialty and inpatient care they need sooner, and with more ease, thanks to strategic investments in our workforce and technology, as well as improvements to our scheduling systems.

Benefits of an integrated health system

By sharing expertise and directing resources where they’re needed most, our patients can access high-quality academic care regardless of where they live in our region.  Additionally, with system-wide coordination of services and bulk purchasing power, we save patients millions of dollars every year.

Strengthening our workforce with recruitment & retention initiatives

The national workforce shortage is impacting health care organizations across the country—there are not enough health care providers, technicians and professional staff to fill all of the available positions. We are working to develop, nurture and retain talent in Vermont and northern New York.

Taking action to stabilize our finances

Our collection of system-wide initiatives has reduced the impact of cost inflation across our health system, while helping to make care more financially accessible for our patients. With more work to be done, we are continuing to stabilize our finances so we can provide high-value, high-quality care in our rural communities.