Fletcher Allen Health Care

Fletcher Allen Health Care is an academic medical center located in Burlington, Vermont. It is affiliated with the University of Vermont College of Medicine and the College of Nursing and Health Sciences and serves as both a regional referral center (providing advanced care to approximately one million people in Vermont and northern New York) and a community hospital (for approximately 160,000 residents in the Chittenden and Grand Isle Vermont counties).

In 2011, Fletcher Allen’s nearly 7,000 employees included 500 University of Vermont Medical Group physicians (jointly employed by Fletcher Allen and the UVM College of Medicine), 1,681 registered nurses, 160 advanced practice nurses and physician assistants, and 298 residents (physicians in specialty training). The hospital offers 16 residency programs and 23 fellowship programs, and employs nearly a thousand volunteers throughout the hospital operations.

Two of Vermont Children's Hospital at Fletcher Allen pediatric specialties - pulmonology and gastroenterology - were cited as being among the best in the nation by U.S. News & World Report's "Best Children's Hospitals" list for 2012-2013.

For the second year in a row, U.S. News & World Report has designated Fletcher Allen a Best Regional Hospital. The magazine also named twenty-one physicians to its Top Doctors list and recognized five specialties as High Performing for 2012-2013. Twelve of the physicians on the Top Doctors list were ranked in the best 1% of specialists in the nation.

Vermont’s academic medical center was also selected for the U.S. News Most Connected list for the second consecutive year, indicating it is one of the leading hospitals in the nation in the adoption of electronic medical records.

The five specialty areas ranked as High Performing are Orthopedics, Neurology, Neurosurgery, Gynecology and Nephrology. To be included on this list, the quality of care must be on the same level as that provided by nationally ranked hospitals.

Fletcher Allen Health Care consists of four major campuses:

• Medical Center Campus, a 562 licensed-bed facility that includes most inpatient services, the Vermont Children’s Hospital, an emergency department, and an Ambulatory Care Center for outpatient services.
• University Health Center Campus, Burlington (includes outpatient services, pharmacy, laboratory, radiology.
• Fanny Allen Campus, Colchester (includes inpatient rehab, a Walk-In Care Center, radiology, laboratory, pharmacy, outpatient rehab, physical therapy, work-related rehabilitation, occupational therapy, speech-language pathology).
• Tilley Drive Campus, South Burlington (includes orthopedics, cardiology, physical therapy, sports rehabilitation, diabetes support).

The organization also includes more than 30 patient-care sites and more than 100 outreach clinics, programs and services throughout Vermont and northern New York, including 10 primary care group practices, and generates approximately $900 million in annual revenue. Fletcher Allen is also affiliated, directly or through the Fletcher Allen Partners corporate umbrella, with Central Vermont Medical Center and three institutions in northern New York: Alice Hyde Medical Center, Canton-Potsdam Hospital and Inter-Lakes Health.