Founded in 1920, University of Vermont Medical Center Auxiliary exists to support UVM Medical Center and is the hospital’s largest outright organizational donor. Since its inception, the Auxiliary has supported the mission of UVM Medical Center through charitable gifts and the provision of services for patients, families and staff. Proceeds from member dues and South Burlington’s Replays Resale Shop continue to fund high-need and emergent projects that enhance the patient experience, such as renovating care environments, funding nursing professional development, purchasing new technologies and providing comfort items to aid in healing.
Impact
The Auxiliary proudly funds initiatives across UVM Medical Center in service to patients and families, employees and the community. Philanthropic investments by the Auxiliary provide both seed funding to launch innovative employee-led projects and supplemental funding for existing UVM Medical Center programs with proven benefits to patients and care delivery. Below are a few gift highlights from the past year:
Free to participants, HISS supports community members who are at high risk of falling, particularly those in rural areas who live on a fixed income. This mobile service provides home-based modifications such as shower bars, hallway railings and ramps that help increase participants’ confidence at home, improve their mobility and balance, and reduce injuries.
Patients who suffer from a heart attack, undergo surgery or have a heart condition often require cardiac rehabilitation. Our medically supervised program has led to a 25% higher survival rate among participants and a 30% reduction in hospital readmissions. Maintenance and replacement of the exercise equipment is crucial to sustaining the program and accommodating the high volume of use and the spectrum of abilities among program participants.
With Vermont’s population projected to reach one in three residents over age 60 by the year 2030, the growing health care and social services workforce gap has reached a critical juncture. To help address this gap, VT-BRIDGES recruits, educates and helps retain professionals in the field of aging through hands-on skills training, mentoring and community-based programming.
Get Involved
Become a Member
Join like-minded community members committed to making a difference in the lives of UVM Medical Center patients and families, employees and the people of Vermont and northern New York. Auxiliary members meet twice per year for networking, business planning and educational luncheons in which members engage in robust discussions, approve the distribution of funds, vote on the election of officers and hear from UVM Medical Center leaders and clinicians on a variety of engaging health care topics.
Annual Dues
- $15 Member
- $25 Friend
- $50 Benefactor
- $250 Life Member (one-time dues)
To join the Auxiliary or for more information, please contact: TKTK
Volunteer, Donate Goods and Shop at Replays
Replays Resale Shop is a nonprofit quality resale store staffed by Auxiliary volunteers. Under the direction of the Auxiliary Board, the net proceeds of Replays sales are donated to UVM Medical Center.
Visit us: 150 Dorset St Ste 265, South Burlington, VT
Call us: 802-660-8420
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