Northfield Savings Bank chief executive officer Thomas Leavitt (center) presents UVM Medical Center, including CEO John Brumsted and President Eileen Whalen, with a donation in support of the new Miller Building. Courtesy photo.
Vermont Business Magazine Northfield Savings Bank is donating $100,000 to support construction of the Robert E and Holly D Miller Building at the University of Vermont Medical Center, which will contain 128 new single-patient rooms. Completion of the building is expected in the Fall of 2019. To honor the gifts, the UVM Medical Center will name two rooms for Northfield Savings Bank, both of which will directly support patient- and family-centered care.
“Northfield Savings Bank has made this gift to honor and support the physicians, nurses and other caregivers who take care of our neighbors, friends and family,” said John R. Brumsted, MD, president and chief executive officer of the UVM Health Network and chief executive officer of the UVM Medical Center. “We are particularly grateful for the deep connection they have with Central Vermont Medical Center, and now with the entire UVM Health Network.”
On the 6th Floor, where Orthopedics will be located, a Team Room will be named for the bank. In the Team Room, members of the care team can convene to discuss rounds in a private, centrally located space with access to the latest technology. Team members using this room may include physicians, residents, nurses and medical and nursing students. The Team Room will also offer providers a work space in the unit. Because there is currently no dedicated meeting space for these vital team discussions, these Team Rooms will directly enhance the care patients receive. There will be one Team Room on each floor of the Miller Building.
On the 3rd Floor, which will be home to Cardiothoracic Surgery, a conference room will be named for Northfield Savings Bank in honor of their support for the building. There will be one conference room on each floor of the Miller Building, each with telemedicine capability and audio/visual equipment. Each conference room will provide invaluable space for morning and afternoon “huddles” among nurses, didactic sessions among physicians, mid-level students, and other health care providers, nurse education, and medical education lectures.
“By naming these team rooms to recognize the generous donation from Northfield Savings Bank, we highlight the direct impact that philanthropy has on patients and families,” said Eileen Whalen, MHA, RN, president and chief operating officer at the UVM Medical Center. “These rooms will help our wonderful staff provide the highest quality care for patients receiving care in the Miller building.”
Patients in the Miller Building will experience enhanced quality of care due to the privacy, space for families, and healing environment single-bed rooms provide. The Team Rooms and conference rooms will support the health care team in caring for patients in this space. Studies show that facilities designed with the needs of patients and families in mind result in better outcomes and a better experience overall.
“Vermont is blessed with one of the finest medical centers in the country,” said Thomas Leavitt, chief executive officer at Northfield Savings Bank. “My grandfather graduated from the medical college and served the nation with distinction in World War II. It is the clinician that makes this place special. In that spirit, Northfield Savings Bank is proud to dedicate our gift to the team rooms that are literally at the heart of it all.”
This donation will help the UVM Medical Center reach its goal of raising $30 million from the community for the Miller Building. For information or to donate, visit uvmhealth.org/medcenter/miller or call the UVM Academic Health Sciences development office at 802-656-2887.
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About Northfield Savings Bank
Northfield Savings Bank was founded in Northfield, Vermont in 1867. Over the past 150 years, assets have grown to over $900 million and NSB is the largest independent bank headquartered in Vermont. NSB is a full service bank offering a full range of community banking, commercial banking, mortgage banking, and investment services to more than 28,000 consumer and commercial customers. Also known for its role as a corporate citizen, NSB proudly donates 10% of profits to Vermont community organizations. Donations exceeded $500,000 in 2016 to more than 220 community organizations. NSB operates 13 branches throughout central Vermont and Chittenden County stretching from Bethel to Greater Burlington. Member FDIC. Equal Housing Lender. www.nsbvt.com
About the University of Vermont Medical Center
The University of Vermont Medical Center is a 447-bed tertiary care regional referral center, including the UVM Children’s Hospital, providing advanced care to approximately 1 million residents in Vermont and northern New York. Together with our partners at the Larner College of Medicine at the University of Vermont and the College of Nursing and Health Sciences, we are Vermont’s academic medical center.The University of Vermont Medical Center also serves as a community hospital for approximately 150,000 residents in Chittenden and Grand Isle counties.
Source: University of Vermont Medical Center, Burlington, 8.24.2017.
For additional information about the project visit: https://www.uvmhealth.org/medcenter/Pages/About-UVM-Medical-Center/Overview/Facilities-Planning/miller-building.aspx