Rural Health

Sixty-five percent of Vermont’s population lives in rural areas—the highest percentage in the nation. Local health care providers are essential in delivering care across the state.

In small towns throughout Vermont, our physicians and clinicians optimize patient care through 24/7 access to UVM Health colleagues and specialists, including those at the state’s largest hospital, UVM Medical Center. This essential provider-to-provider peer collaboration allows quick responses to urgent clinical questions, whether managing a heart attack or stroke, making a middle-of-the-night surgical decision, or determining the best course of care for a sick child.