Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital
History
A Storied History
Our hospital traces its roots to 1910, when the first patient was admitted to the Champlain Valley Hospital, established by the Order of the Grey Nuns of Ontario. The following year, Physicians Hospital opened. Over the years, the hospitals joined forces and services grew to keep pace with the expanding needs of our patients.
Early Beginnings (1926 - 1972)
- 1926: Physicians Hospital opens an all-new showplace facility, on Beekman Street, thanks to wealthy entrepreneur William H. Miner of Chazy.
- 1967: The Boards of the two hospitals sign an agreement to merge and create a single, strong Medical Center.
- 1972: Champlain Valley Hospital closes; 95 patients transfer to the newly built addition on Beekman Street. Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital Medical Center is a reality.
Growth and Expansion (1990 - 2014)
- 1990 to 2008: During this time of tremendous growth, we opened the FitzPatrick Cancer Treatment Center; a heart catheterization laboratory; a new emergency department; a diagnostic center; the Henry K. Freedman Renal Center; the Kevin J. Carroll Ambulatory Surgery Center; the Alice T. Miner Center for Women and Children; the Child & Adolescent Mental Health Unit; a 14-bed ICU; and nine new surgical suites.
- 2014: Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital becomes part of UVM Health, a six-hospital network serving patients and their families in northern New York and Vermont.
An early view of Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital's operating room, taken from the observation deck.
Construction workers pose proudly on the Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital grounds in 1925.
The new, no-expense-spared 212-bed Physicians Hospital at 100 Beekman Street.