2025 Nursing Annual Report: Stronger Together
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2025 Nursing Annual Report
Messages From Our Leadership
Carrie Howard-Canning
Chief Nursing Executive, UVM Health
Care, teaching and innovation happen in the same room. Holding all of that together takes judgment, humanity and courage – and it’s nursing at its very best.
Stephen Leffler, MD
UVMH Chief Executive Officer
UVMMC President
Thank you for your expertise, for your grit and for the kind of care that makes a frightening day for our patients a little less scary.
Dawn Godaire
Vice President, UVM Health Medical Group Clinical Operations
Your experience has to stay at the center of our work, and I will keep pushing to make sure it does.
Thank you for what you have taught me, for the trust you placed in me and for the difference you make every day. I will carry enormous pride in what we accomplished together and lasting confidence in the future of nursing at UVM Medical Center.
Thank you Peg for your 20 years of service
Thank you....
Read About Our Nurses
Pathway to Excellence
Led by our nurses, we've applied for Pathway to Excellence designation, which reflects our commitment to creating a workplace where every nurse feels valued, supported and empowered to deliver the very best care.
2025 By the Numbers
2110
Registered Nurses
452
LPNs & LNAs
111
APRNs
501
Nurses with specialty certification
74%
Nurses with BSN or higher
list below?
Nurses that reached RN III or RN IV
$125,250
Awarded in nursing scholarships
115
Nurses engaged in Professional Governance
249
Nurses enrolled in Residency Program
I don’t know how I made it out of it or why, but I am so thankful and count my lucky stars for Pete Kassel.
Meet Our Nursing Leadership
Kristin Baker, BSN, RN
Michele Bouchard, BSN, RNC-NIC, C-ONQS, CENP
Kelsey Pasteris, RN
Dawn Godaire, RN
Betsy Hassan, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, NPD-BC
Deborah Hebert, DNP, RN, CENP
Ashley Hemenway, RN
Sarah Hoffman, DNP, RN, CENP
Julie Morse, BSN, RN, CENP
Tara Pacy, MSN, MHA, RN
Jenna Page, MSN, RN
Carmel Thomas, MSN, RN
Lauren Tronsgard-Scott, MSN, RN, MSOL
Laura Datillio, MHA BSN RN CPN
Our Professional Practice Model
Our UVMMC Nursing Professional Practice Model (PPM) is a frame work to direct and guide our professional practice of nursing, today and in to the future. It’s comprised of our vision, organizational guiding principles, core practice values, and cultural traits.
