List of hospitals in Vermont explained

This is a list of hospitals in the U.S. state of Vermont, sorted by founding date.[1]

Current

Founded Hospital City County Beds Notes
1834
1879 620
1896 144
1903 25
1904 61
1914 Springfield Hospital
1918 99
1919 25
1925 45
1932 Copley Hospital
1933 35 (25 acute, 10 inpatient rehab) Operated out of the Thomas Emerson-Edwin Stoughton House in the Windsor Village Historical District from its founding in 1933 until 1972 when the current building was built.
1938 White River Junction VA Medical Center 74[2]
1949 19
1968 122 Founded in 1968 following the merger of the Heaton Hospital in Montpelier, the Barre City Hospital in Barre and the Mayo Memorial Hospital in Northfield.
1972[3] 75 Opened in 1972 following the merger of St. Johnsbury's two former hospitals, the St. Johnsbury Hospital and the Brightlook Hospital.
1978 Founded in 1978 following the merger of the old St. Albans Hospital and the Kerbs Memorial Hospital Hospital, though the St. Albans Hospital's services wouldn't be fully consolidated until 1996. Built on the former site of the Kerbs Memorial Hospital.
2014 25 Built as a replacement for the Vermont State Hospital in Waterbury, which closed in 2011 due to flooding from Tropical Storm Irene.

Former

Founded Closed Hospital City County Beds Notes
1883 1996 St. Albans Hospital[4] Merged with the Kerbs Memorial Hospital also in St. Albans in 1978 and formed the Northwestern Medical Center. However, the St. Albans Hospital remained open until 1996 when it was completely consolidated with the Northwestern Medical Center and the building was purchased by Bellows Free Academy for one dollar, plus the cost of land.
1891 2011 54 Closed in 2011 due to flooding as a result of Tropical Storm Irene.
1895 1972 St Johnsbury Hospital Closed in 1972 after it merged with the Brightlook Hospital to form the Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital.
1896 1973 Proctor Hospital[5] First hospital opened in 1896 and was used until 1904. The second hospital building was built in 1904 and was used until it closed in 1973 and was later demolished.
1896[6] 1968 Heaton Hospital[7] Closed in 1968 after it merged with the Barre City Hospital and the Mayo Memorial Hospital to form the Central Vermont Medical Center. Has been used as Heaton Woods Residential Care since 1995.
1899 1972 Brightlook Hospital[8] Closed in 1972 after it merged with the St. Johnsbury Hospital to form the Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital.
1907 1968 Barre City Hospital Closed in 1968 after it merged with the Heaton Hospital and the Mayo Memorial Hospital to form the Central Vermont Medical Center.
1907 1973 Holden Memorial Hospital[9] Also known as the John Holden Hospital, the John Holden Memorial Hospital and simply the Hardwick Hospital.
1907 1966 Vermont Sanatorium[10] It was a tuberculosis hospital. It closed in 1966 and the building was repurposed as the Vermont Police Academy in 1971.[11]
1912 1990[12] Rockingham Memorial Hospital The first hospital opened in 1912, had 14 beds and was used until 1915.[13] The second hospital opened in 1915, had 25 beds and was used until 1921. The third hospital opened in 1921 and was used until 1953-54. The fourth hospital was built and opened in 1953-54 and was in use until it closed in October 1990. The first and second buildings are still standing and being used as residential homes. The third hospital building was demolished shortly after the fourth one was built. The fourth hospital building is now being used as a health clinic known as the Rockingham Health Center.[14]
1915 1993 A psychiatric school and hospital. Historically known as the Brandon Training School and the Vermont State School for Feeble Minded Children. It closed in 1993 and its campus buildings have since been repurposed into apartments and commercial facilities.
1919 1963 Washington County Tuberculosis Hospital[15] 40 Also called the Washington County Sanatorium. It was a tuberculosis hospital.
1923 1973 Caverly Preventorium[16] It was a tuberculosis hospital for children and was adjacent to the Vermont Sanatorium. It was later renamed the Caverly Child Health Center and served as a pediatric nursing home until it closed in 1973. Since 1980, the building has been used by the Pittsford Fire Department for an annual haunted house for Halloween.
1936 1968 Mayo Memorial Hospital[17] 29 It was a osteopathic hospital. It closed in 1968 after it merged with the Barre City Hospital and the Heaton Hospital to form the Central Vermont Medical Center.
1950 1978 Kerbs Memorial Hospital Closed and demolished in 1978 after it merged with the St. Albans Hospital and formed the Northwestern Medical Center, which sites on the former site of Kerbs Memorial Hospital.

References

Notes and References

  1. http://www.leg.state.vt.us/healthcare/VERMONTHEALTHDATABASE6.pdf HEALTH CARE IN VERMONT DATABASE AND TIMELINE
  2. Web site: National Resource Directory: White River Junction VA Medical Center. nrd.gov.
  3. Web site: NVRH Reaches 50-Year Anniversary. caledoniarecord.com.
  4. Web site: A hospital's legacy. samessenger.com.
  5. Web site: Proctor builds a hospital. rutlandherald.com.
  6. Web site: Building a hospital for Montpelier. timesargus.com.
  7. Web site: 10 Heaton Street, Heaton Hospital. digitalvermont.org.
  8. Web site: St. Johnsbury History & Heritage Center - Brightlook Hospital. caledoniarecord.com.
  9. Web site: The Hardwick Historical Society Journal, Volume 6 Issue 1. hardwickhistory.org.
  10. Web site: Sanctuary in the Sun. rutlandherald.com.
  11. Web site: The Vermont Sanatorium. hmdb.org.
  12. Web site: United States Hospital Closures in 1990. oig.hhs.gov.
  13. Web site: Images Around America: Around Bellows Falls, Rockingham, Westminster and Saxtons River. books.google.com.
  14. Web site: Rockingham Health Center. northstarfqhc.org.
  15. Web site: This place in History: The Washington County Sanatorium. mychamplainvalley.com.
  16. Web site: Pittsford claims Vermont sunshine. rutlandherald.com.
  17. Web site: Mayo Memorial Hospital. digitalvermont.org.

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