Central Vermont Medical Center
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Central Vermont Medical Center (CVMC) is the primary health care provider for 66,000 people in central Vermont.
The medical staff numbers 121 physicians including nine community-based medical group practices. CVMC provide 24-hour emergency care, with 122 inpatient beds. CVMC is accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
. CVMC includes Woodridge Nursing Home.
. In the neighboring city of Barre, Frank E. Langley and community leaders built Barre City Hospital in 1907.
In 1961, the Vermont State Health Commission recommended that the two hospitals merge to eliminate duplication of services but continue providing health care to Washington County, Vermont
. The medical staff of Mayo Memorial Hospital, a small 29-bed osteopathic hospital
located 15 miles to the south also voted to join in the merger. In 1968, Central Vermont Hospital was constructed in Berlin, Vermont
, between the two cities.
The medical staff numbers 121 physicians including nine community-based medical group practices. CVMC provide 24-hour emergency care, with 122 inpatient beds. CVMC is accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
The Joint Commission , formerly the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations , is a United States-based not-for-profit organization that accredits over 19,000 health care organizations and programs in the United States...
. CVMC includes Woodridge Nursing Home.
History
In 1895, Homer W. Heaton founded Heaton Hospital in Montpelier, VermontMontpelier, Vermont
Montpelier is a city in the U.S. state of Vermont that serves as the state capital and the shire town of Washington County. As the capital of Vermont, Montpelier is the site of the Vermont State House, seat of the legislative branch of Vermont government. The population was 7,855 at the 2010...
. In the neighboring city of Barre, Frank E. Langley and community leaders built Barre City Hospital in 1907.
In 1961, the Vermont State Health Commission recommended that the two hospitals merge to eliminate duplication of services but continue providing health care to Washington County, Vermont
Washington County, Vermont
Washington County is a county located in the U.S. state of Vermont. As of 2010, the population was 59,534; Vermont's third-most populous county after Chittenden County and Rutland County. Its shire town is Montpelier, the state capital. The center of population of Vermont is located in Washington...
. The medical staff of Mayo Memorial Hospital, a small 29-bed osteopathic hospital
Hospital
A hospital is a health care institution providing patient treatment by specialized staff and equipment. Hospitals often, but not always, provide for inpatient care or longer-term patient stays....
located 15 miles to the south also voted to join in the merger. In 1968, Central Vermont Hospital was constructed in Berlin, Vermont
Berlin, Vermont
Berlin is a town in Washington County, Vermont, United States. The population was 2,864 at the 2000 census. Being the town between Barre, Vermont and Montpelier, Vermont, the two largest cities in the region, much of the commercial business of the region can be found in Berlin, including parts of...
, between the two cities.