Becker's Healthcare May 8, 2024
Burlington-based University of Vermont Medical Center’s president and COO, Stephen Leffler, MD, posted a letter to the community encouraging support for a new $130 million ASC, according to a May 8 report from the Burlington Free Press.
Dr. Leffler said in the letter that he receives calls and letters every week from patients waiting a long time for surgeries, adding that the ASC could provide them with quicker access as well as keep costs down.
Significant opposition to the center is coming from two rural hospitals — Copley Hospital in Morrisville, Vt., and Northwestern Medical Center in St. Albans, Vt. — and from AFT-VT Healthcare, a union representing 5,000 healthcare workers.
The hospitals opposed to the ASC said...
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