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Healthcare

QUALITY AND ACCESSIBILITY.

Vermont’s excellent healthcare rankings are a major factor in the state’s high quality of life and healthy population. New developments in medical technology and in patient care and treatment are made possible by a highly-educated and trained healthcare workforce.

Vermont’s healthcare sector is an interconnected community of healthcare providers, insurers, policymakers, educators, nonprofits, and businesses that serve Vermonter’s health needs. Vermont is ranked the #1 healthiest state in the U.S., #4 for women’s and children’s health, and the 8th best state for senior health. Vermont also ranks #4 in quality of state healthcare system performance and #6 overall based on criteria including health care access, quality, avoidable hospital use and costs, health outcomes, and health care equity.

From a patient care perspective, Vermonters enjoy low nurse-to-patient and doctor-to-patient ratios. There are 14 non-profit hospitals and a network of healthcare systems spread throughout Vermont including: 8 small critical access hospitals, 5 mid-size rural hospitals, 2 academic medical centers, a Veterans Administration hospital, and 5 designated psychiatric inpatient facilities. Community health care centers across the state supplement these institutions and provide non-emergency care. There are also over 350 individual and group dental practices.

The healthcare sector is an important driver of Vermont’s economy, with average annual employment of 52,328 workers, or 13% of the state’s total workforce. The McClure Foundation projects that within the next ten years the number of job openings in this sector will increase significantly in multiple healthcare professions.

Medical manufacturing and software development companies are also part of Vermont’s healthcare landscape and account for a significant part of the workforce. Large companies like Mylan Technologies and GE Healthcare share the field with local Vermont businesses like BioTek Instruments and Physicians Computer Company. These companies offer services from electronic medical records and healthcare imaging informatics to surgical equipment and pharmaceutical products, expanding Vermont’s healthcare workforce offerings outside the doctor’s office and hospital.

The University of Vermont’s Larner College of Medicine is the state’s flagship research institution, offering medical student education, residencies, and fellowships. UVM also offers degrees in nursing and health sciences. Castleton University, Norwich University, and Vermont Technical College also offer programs in nursing and other allied health fields including dental hygiene.

A female nurse takes care of an infant in a hospital crib

HEALTHCARE NEWS

  • Vermont ranks 4th in US for healthy childhoods
  • Vermont ranks 1st for Children’s health care
  • Vermont tops in U.S. for children’s healthcare
  • Vermont again ranks high in national child well-being index
  • Vermonters Step Up to Bolster Face Mask Supply
Two doctors looking at an x-ray

KEY FACTS AND FIGURES

5,000
Jobs
$0
Billion in total annual wages (2018)
#0
in the US for children's healthcare (WalletHub, 2019)
0%
of Vermont's workforce

[Source: Vermont Department of Labor Economic & Labor Market Information; Bureau of Economic Analysis]

REPRESENTATIVE HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS IN VERMONT

 SIC CategoryRegionLocation
BlueCross Blue Shield of Vermont6321 Health insuranceCentralMontpelier
Central Vermont Medical Center 8026 HospitalCentralBarre
Gifford Medical Center8026 HospitalCentralRandolph
National Life Group 6311 Life InsuranceCentralMontpelier
Norwich University 8221 Colleges & UniversitiesCentralNorthfield
Porter Medical Center 8026 HospitalCentralMiddlebury
Washington County Mental Health Services 8399 Social Services/NecCentralMontpelier
Copley Health Systems 8026 HospitalNortheastMorrisville
North Country Hospital 8026 HospitalNortheastNewport
Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital8026 HospitalNortheastSt Johnsbury
Albany College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences 8221 Colleges & UniversitiesNorthwestColchester
BioTek Instruments 7372 Software/ ComputerNorthwestWinooski
E4H Environments for Health Architecture 8712 ArchitectsNorthwestWilliston
Food Science Corporation 2833 Medicinal and Nutritional NorthwestEssex Junction
GE Healthcare 7372 Software/ ComputerNorthwestBurlington
Howard Center 8399 Social Services/ NecNorthwestBurlington
Mach7 Technologies 7372 Software/ ComputerNorthwestSouth Burlington
Marathon Health Inc 8099 Health Services/ NecNorthwestWinooski
MBF Bioscience 7372 Software/ComputerNorthwestWilliston
MED Associates Inc 3821Lab Equipment, 7372 Software/ ComputerNorthwestSt Albans
Mylan Technologies 2759 Commercial Digital Print, 5047 medical EquipmentNorthwestSt Albans
Northwestern Medical Center 8062 HospitalNorthwestSt Albans
Physician's Computer Company 5734 Computer Equipment SalesNorthwestWinooski
Preci-Manufacturing 3599 Machinery/ Nec, 3841 Surgical/ Medical EquipmentNorthwestWinooski
Robert Larner College of Medicine at the University of Vermont 8221 Colleges & UniversitiesNorthwestBurlington
University of Vermont Medical Center 8062 HospitalNorthwestBurlington
VA Medical Center 8062 HospitalNorthwestWhite River Junction
VNA of Chittenden & Grand Isle Counties 8059 Nursing Home ServicesNorthwestColchester
Vermont Technical College 8221 Colleges & UniversitiesNorthwest; CentralWilliston, Randolph
Brattleboro Memorial Hospital 8062 HospitalSouthernBrattleboro
Brattleboro Retreat 8062 Hospitals, 8063 Hospitals/ Psychiatric SouthernBrattleboro
Castleton University 8221 Colleges & UniversitiesSouthernCastleton
Community Care Network 8399 Social Services/NecSouthernRutland
Grace Cottage Hospital 8062 HospitalSouthernTownshend
Health Care & Rehabilitation Services 8049 Health PractitionersSouthernSpringfield
Mt Ascutney Hospital & Health Center 8062 HospitalSouthernWindsor
Rutland Regional Medical Center 8062 HospitalSouthernRutland
Southern Vermont College 8221 Colleges & UniversitiesSouthernBennington
Southwestern Vermont Health Care 8062 HospitalSouthernBennington
Springfield Medical Care Systems 8062 HospitalSouthernSpringfield
Community College of Vermont8222 Junior & Other CollegesStatewide
United Counseling Services8399 Social Services/NecSouthernBennington
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