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4 Ways Patients Designed the New Miller Inpatient Building at the UVM Medical Center

The UVM Medical Center is creating a better space for our patients, enhancing quality, privacy and healing and providing more room for families. We are doing so through the development of the Robert E. and Holly D. Miller Building, set to open in June 2019. Read on to find out how patients and families guided

Wellness Community Health

5 Reasons Why the Built Environment Matters in Healthcare

The UVM Medical Center is creating a better space for our patients, enhancing quality, privacy and healing and providing more room for families. We are doing so through the development of the Robert E. and Holly D. Miller Building, set to open in June 2019. Read on to find out how this new building leverages

Wellness Community Health

Unleash a Smile: Dog Therapy Appreciation Day

April 11th is Dog Therapy Appreciation Day Hi there! My name is Maisey and I am a seven-year-old golden retriever. I am also a therapy dog. Many people have questions about what therapy dogs do. It’s a very good question. We are dogs with special training to interact with many different groups of people and

Wellness Community Health

Statement on 24 Hour Spike in Overdose Cases to the Emergency Department

Public statement by Eileen Whalen, MHA, RN, president of The University of Vermont Medical Center.   It is disappointing that on the fourth day of this New Year, we are gathered to discuss a significant increase in the number of opioid-related overdoses seen at the University of Vermont Medical Center’s Emergency Department. At 6 a.m. this

Substance Use Disorder Community Health

Growing Concern About Teen Vaping Spurs Call For More Oversight

UVM Medical Center physicians play role in new laws on cigarette and e-cigarette use.

Children's Health Smoking Community Health

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