Vermont Business Magazine At a groundbreaking ceremony held today in Burlington to mark the official start of construction on the new, $174.9 million inpatient bed building, John Brumsted, MD, chief executive officer, UVM Medical Center, announced the new building would be named to honor Bob and Holly Miller, two well-known area philanthropists whose focus has been to make life better for members of the community. There will be four patient floors, each containing 32 single-occupancy, medical-surgical rooms for a total of 128 inpatient rooms. This will not increase the net number of inpatient beds.
In making the announcement, Brumsted said, “We would not be here today without the incredible support of two people who inspired so many of our current donors to join them in supporting this project. In 2013, Bob and Holly Miller gifted the UVM Medical Center a commercial building and land in South Burlington known as Holly Court, valued at $13 million. This was the single largest gift the Medical Center has ever received. Holly Court provided the foundational funding for this project. Additionally, lease income and other savings that the medical center continues to derive from Holly Court directly support our palliative care program, a program that Holly has championed for more than 30 years.
“Because of this gift,” he said, “and the long history of support from the Millers to our medical center, I am honored today to share that this new inpatient building will be called The Robert E and Holly D Miller Building.”
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“A team of patients and family members, physicians, nurses, respiratory therapists, nutritionists, and more – all the people who are at the bedside – came together for the past two years to design this building,” said Eileen Whalen, MHA, RN, president and chief operating officer, UVM Medical Center. “Evidence shows that patient rooms designed with the needs of patients and families in mind result in better outcomes and a better experience overall. The Miller Building will reflect our focus on providing high-quality care in an environment that is soothing, quiet and private.
“I join Dr Brumsted in thanking all the staff and patients who have helped bring us to this point,” Whalen said. “It has been an honor to be a part of this inclusive process.”
The University of Vermont Medical Center is a 447 bed tertiary care regional referral center serving approximately 1 million residents in Vermont and northern New York. Together its partners at the University of Vermont College of Medicine and the College of Nursing and Health Sciences, it is Vermont’s academic medical center. The University of Vermont Medical Center also serves as a community hospital for residents in Chittenden and Grand Isle counties.
Southwest view shows a rendering of the new inpatient building to the left. Very top photo is a rendering of what a patient room will look like. UVMMC photos.
For additional information about the project visit:
https://www.uvmhealth.org/medcenter/Pages/About-UVM-Medical-Center/Overview/Facilities-Planning/miller-building.aspx
Watch the construction live:
http://www.earthcam.net/projects/uvmhealth/medicalcenter/
About the University of Vermont Medical Center
The University of Vermont Medical Center is a 447 bed tertiary care regional referral center providing advanced care to approximately 1 million residents in Vermont and northern New York. Together with our partners at the University of Vermont College of Medicine and the College of Nursing and Health Sciences, we are Vermont’s academic medical center. The University of Vermont Medical Center also serves as a community hospital for approximately 150,000 residents in Chittenden and Grand Isle counties.
The University of Vermont Medical Center is a member of The University of Vermont Health Network, a five-hospital system established to deliver high quality academic medicine to every community we serve. Our partners are:
- The University of Vermont Health Network - Alice Hyde Medical Center
- The University of Vermont Health Network – Central Vermont Medical Center
- The University of Vermont Health Network – Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital
- The University of Vermont Health Network – Elizabethtown Community Hospital
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Source: UVMMC 6.16.2016