Rutland Regional Medical Center

Rutland Regional Medical Center

Main Campus
Geography
Location Rutland, Vermont, United States
Organization
Hospital type Community
Services
Emergency department Yes
Beds Licensed for 144
History
Founded 1896
Links
Website http://www.rrmc.org/
Lists Hospitals in Vermont

Rutland Regional Medical Center (Rutland Regional) is the second largest hospital and the largest community hospital in Vermont, located in Rutland,VT and providing high quality healthcare to the Rutland Region for more than 100 years.

Rutland Regional is licensed for 144 beds and employs 1,600 professional and support staff, including 227 physicians trained in 36 specialty areas. Providing preventive, diagnostic, acute and rehabilitative services, Rutland Regional serves Rutland County, portions of Southern and Central Vermont and communities in Eastern New York State. Rutland Regional is designated a Sole Community Provider by Medicare. Rutland has also been designated a Rural Referral Center by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Rutland is fully accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations and is licensed by the State of Vermont.

The hospital’s medical staff is supported by excellent nurses, high quality diagnostic and ancillary services and a broad array of sophisticated equipment technology, including advanced diagnostic imaging, atop-of-the-line linear accelerator used in the treatment of cancer patients, and a diagnostic Cardiovascular and Angiographic Lab.

Hospital services include a collaborative system of health care providers offering education, primary care, outpatient acute care, rehabilitation and assisted living housing.

Key specialties

Centers of Excellence

Rutland Regional Medical Center has established the following 9 Centers of Excellence that are held to the highest levels of accountability.

Facilities

The hospital has a main campus and several other facilities throughout the Rutland region:

Rutland Regional Medical Center, a 144 licensed-bed facility that includes most inpatient services, the Foley Cancer Center, the Kidney Center, Women's & Children's, Center for Sleep Disorders, Infectious Diseases, Laboratory Services, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Pulmonary Center, Diagnostic Imaging and an Emergency Department.

Other locations include: Rutland Digestive Services, ENT & Audiology, Wound Ostomy & Continence Clinic, Marble Valley Urology, Occupational Health, Rutland Diabetes & Endocrinology Center, Rutland Regional Behavioral Health, Rutland General Surgery, Rutland Heart Center, Rutland Women’s Healthcare, Vermont Orthopaedic Clinic, Killington Medical Clinic/iSPORT Training, West Ridge Center for Addiction Recovery, The Meadows at East Mountain – Assisted Living Community, The Gables at East Mountain – Independent Living

Community awards and certifications

History

1892 - The Rutland Hospital Association, the second hospital in Vermont, is incorporated on November 27, 1892.

1896 - Rutland Hospital officially opens on September 6, 1896 with four physicians coordinated medical care and ten beds.

1956 - Groundbreaking begins on a new, four-story, 155-bed hospital at the Chaffee Farm, located on Allen St. The building is dedicated on September 20, 1958.

1983 - The hospital’s changes its name to Rutland Regional Medical Center.

1989 - The Rutland East is completed at a cost of $10 million. The addition now houses outpatient services, including the Foley Cancer Center.

Today - Rutland Regional Medical Center is Vermont’s second-largest health care facility, with over 1,600 employees and 227 providers trained in 36 specialty areas.

Facts and figures

Rutland Regional Medical Center is an affiliate of Rutland Regional Health Services,along with:

External links

Coordinates: 43°35′53″N 72°57′19″W / 43.598062°N 72.955248°W / 43.598062; -72.955248

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