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The University of Vermont Medical Center (formerly known as "Fletcher Allen Health Care") 〔http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/story/news/local/2014/11/12/university-vermont-medical-center-now/18914711/〕 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 2012, the medical center's nearly 7,150 employees included 500 University of Vermont Medical Group physicians (jointly employed by the medical center and the UVM College of Medicine), more than 1750 registered nurses, 160 advanced practice nurses and physician assistants, and approximately 300 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's 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.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://health.usnews.com/best-hospitals/pediatric-rankings )〕 For the second year in a row, U.S. News & World Report has designated the medical center 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.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://health.usnews.com/best-hospitals/area/vt/fletcher-allen-health-care-6130001 )〕 University of Vermont Medical Center 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 11 primary care group practices, and generates approximately one billion in annual revenue. The UVM Medical Center is also affiliated, directly or through the University of Vermont Health Network corporate umbrella, with Central Vermont Medical Center and two institutions in northern New York: Elizabethtown Community Hospital and Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital. ==Services and highlights== The Vermont Children's Hospital (VCH) at UVM Medical Center is a hospital-within-a-hospital. VCH offers comprehensive, family-centered primary care, specialty care, and neonatal and pediatric intensive care for children across the region. The 20-bed neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) is the only facility of its type in Vermont and cares for critically ill or premature infants in its 20-bed Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). The General Clinical Research Center at the University of Vermont is one of 78 in the country and the only one in northern New England. Resident researchers are pioneering treatments for heart disease, cancer, Parkinson’s disease, diabetes, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or Lou Gehrig's disease. The medical center has comprehensive surgical services (neurological, cardiac, pediatric) and imaging equipment. It offers leading-edge radiology technology including a Philips high-field Open MRI, a Philips 3T MRI, a General Electric Signa LX 1.5 tesla system, and a Philips Brilliance 256-slice CT scanner that can produce highly detailed 3D images of the heart, the brain, and tiny blood vessels. As the only Level I Trauma Center in Vermont, the hospital offers the region advanced technology and techniques to care for the most seriously ill and injured pediatric and adult patients. The hospital was the first organization in the United States to be verified as a Level I Trauma Center for both children and adults. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The University of Vermont Medical Center」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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