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Fletcher Allen, Central Vermont Hospitals Agree To ‘Affiliation’

By Ross Sneyd | December 14, 2010

A new "affiliation" agreement is in the works between two of Vermont’s hospitals. The board of Fletcher Allen Health Care in Burlington approved the proposal on Tuesday. Central Vermont Medical Center’s board did the same last week.

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Medical Training Program Gets $1.7 million

By Ross Sneyd | March 9, 2010

Senator Patrick Leahy has helped Fletcher Allen hospital get $1.7 million to pay for advanced medical simulations. The money has helped train National Guard medics for their service in Afghanistan and Iraq.

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Fletcher Allen Launches Computer System For Patients

By Ross Sneyd | February 5, 2010

Fletcher Allen hospital will launch a new computerized system this summer to help patients learn more about their health while they recuperate from surgery or an illness. Officials say the bedside lessons are aimed at reducing the chance of patients ending up back in the hospital.

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Fletcher Allen implements electronic health records

By Jane Lindholm | June 23, 2009

Vermont’s largest hospital, Fletcher Allen Health Care, in Burlington, has successfully completed the first phase of its electronic health record project. President Obama has been pushing to computerize all health records within five years. But so far, numbers remain low.

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FairPoint Communications

By Jane Lindholm | June 22, 2009

FairPoint Communications says its straightened out problems that plagued it earlier this year, but state officials are still concerned about the company’s customer service – and its financial health.