Vermont Association of
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Randolph-area community members turned out Tuesday night to discuss the future of Gifford Medical Center. It comes as a new report in September said it was among hospitals in the state that are not financially sustainable.

The University of Vermont Health Network announced plans Thursday for a sprawling series of health service cuts at its facilities, reductions that could impact how and where patients across Vermont could receive medical care. 

Top executives at the University of Vermont Health Network announced cuts to staff and services saying it was a response to orders from the Green Mountain Care Board that require them to reduce the budgets of UVM Medical Center and Central Vermont Medical Center, during a virtual press conference Thursday morning.

University of Vermont Health Network is moving forward with reductions to administrative and clinical services to comply with Vermont state budget orders and enforcement actions issued by the Green Mountain Care Board (GMCB), the health care regulator in Vermont.

Dozens of employees will lose their jobs and several programs will end as part of $122 million in cuts announced Thursday by the UVM Health Network to stay afloat. It comes as the network and Vermont health regulators Thursday escalated their ongoing feud over cost containment and budgets.

It’s been a busy and noisy last several weeks in health care. We’ve had federal, state and local elections on top of it all. We cannot ignore the stress we feel, and know our neighbors feel, in this moment. But what we can do is act. We can lean into things that represent progress.