The Medical Center Campus is a 500 bed tertiary-care hospital that is the major teaching hospital of the University of Vermont School of Medicine . Here the team provides expert emergency care to over 51,000 patients of all shapes and sizes 24 Hrs a day. Fletcher Allen is a Level One Trauma Center , the highest level of certification provided by the American College of Surgeons for hospitals providing trauma care. Board Certified Emergency Physicians supervise the treatment team at all times . The attending physicians are also members of the teaching faculty of the University of Vermont School of Medicine.
Expert consultation is readily available in virtually all medical specialties.
Emergency Nursing provides the backbone of the team in the Emergency Department. Many of the nurses are specially trained and certified in Emergency Care. Together, the team strives to provide the finest in compassionate emergency care. Patient care is the primary mission of the Fletcher Allen Healthcare. As the major teaching hospital of the University of Vermont School of Medicine, the institution is also committed to medical education and research.