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The Robert E. and Holly D. Miller Building: The University of Vermont Medical Center Cov2 movemountains.uvm.edu Patients and Families COME TO HEAL At The University of Vermont while permitting caregivers Medical Center and The to work discreetly nearby. University of Vermont Health Moreover, the opportunity to Network, we consider all of the conduct research right at the factors that can bring about the bedside and provide training in best possible patient outcomes— this modern new facility will including facilities that promote be instrumental in attracting from healing, like the new Robert E. top faculty, residents and and Holly D. Miller Building, medical students to UVM. In which will replace our outmoded this way, the Miller Building 40% double-occupancy rooms with will help patients get well today to four full floors of state-of-the-art and inform the treatments of single rooms. In addition to the tomorrow. You can share in latest technologies, each room this vision by supporting Move % will have dedicated zones for Mountains: The Campaign for The 90Estimated increase in the patients, families and clinical University of Vermont and, in percentage of single rooms at The UVM Medical Center, once teams—a design that will keep turn, help us move mountains for the new Miller Building opens patients and loved ones close our patients. movemountains.uvm.edu 1 “Studies show that patients do better in inpatient rooms that offer privacy and space for families. They thrive and are able to leave the hospital sooner. This new facility will also generate a tremendous amount of energy and pride among our team – which patients and family will feel themselves.” — John Brumsted, MD, CEO, The University of Vermont Medical Center, and President and CEO, The University of Vermont Health Network New Facility Will Match High Quality of Care Walk the floors of The UVM meaning there are two patients to a Medical Center, and you’ll hear room. Space for loved ones amounts countless conversations about the to a single chair. When two Medical very latest strategies for treating Center teams arrive at once, often with patients. You’ll experience teams equipment in tow, it can be difficult conducting interdisciplinary, bench-to- to move freely. It’s become all too bedside (translational) research. And common that those teams must bring you’ll witness how we’re educating equipment along, since the older the health care leaders of the rooms lack built-in technologies that future. Enter the majority of patient have become essential in modern rooms, however, and the physical health care. When equipment cannot environment stands in stark contrast be brought in to the dual-occupancy to those dynamic conversations. rooms, patients must be transported Nearly 60 percent of patient to other areas of the hospital, rooms—some built 50 to 70 years disrupting their rest and increasing ago—are currently semi-private, their chances of infection. Because 2 many rooms also lack private shower students who contemplate joining programs—known throughout the facilities, patients must share showers UVM. When weighing where to region and the nation as a model for located down the hall. practice and study, these talented 21st­­-century health care. You can play The more than one million people professionals are often considering a a part in this future by supporting in Vermont and northern New list of distinguished institutions with the Miller Building through Move York who rely on The UVM Medical attractive new facilities. Mountains: The Campaign for The Center for inpatient care deserve With the construction of this new University of Vermont. better. The quality of our facilities building, inpatient facilities at The UVM is also a significant consideration Medical Center will meet the level of for the exceptional physicians, our renowned patient care, innovative nurses, translational scientists and research and forward-thinking training “In our semi-private rooms, patients hear everything that is happening with their roommates. In the new Miller Building, with modern, private rooms for patients and their families, clinicians will have the space, technology and privacy to provide the best care for our patients.” —Jenna Page, MSN, RN, OCN, Hematology/Oncology Assistant Nurse Manager at The UVM Medical Center movemountains.uvm.edu 3 VISION: Modern Miller Building Will Enhance Patient Experience The new Miller Building will further • The Miller Building’s main clinicians and trainees to work enhance The UVM Medical Center’s entrance will be located on Level and hold educational rounds reputation for excellence, offering 3, through the connecting 3rd > The most advanced medical a multitude of patient- and family- floor of the Ambulatory Care technologies, including centered features all designed with Center behind the building. telemetry equipment for a dual purpose: to help patients heal • Levels 3–6 will contain a total of 128 remote patient monitoring, while moving the field of health single-occupancy medical/surgical a digital footwall screen that care forward. rooms, with 32 rooms per floor. In conveniently displays the addition to dedicated patient space, patient’s electronic health record Key features of the Miller each room will house: and integrated tools that reduce Building include: > An ample Family Zone, with the need to transport patients to • A new seven-level structure furniture and amenities that other areas of the hospital that adds nearly 180,000 square allow loved ones to stay close to > A private bathroom with feet of space built above the patients around the clock built-in shower facilities existing Emergency Department > A Caregiver Zone, where • Each level thoughtfully co- parking area. clinical teams can conveniently locates services to enhance • Levels 1–2 will be structural, wash hands, prep treatments team-based care and improve the containing pillars and the and discuss care strategies— patient experience: > Floor 3: Cardiovascular, new entry bay for emergency minimizing the risk of infection vehicles accessing the existing Cardiothoracic and and disruption for patients while Emergency Department. Bariatric Surgery providing sufficient space for 4 “In this extraordinary inpatient building, patients and families will find all of the things that are absolutely necessary for the highest-quality care. What I’m most excited about is seeing patients and their loved ones interacting with our team in an environment that’s comfortable, quiet and conducive to healing.” —Eileen Whalen, MHA, RN, President and Chief Operating Officer, The UVM Medical Center > Floor 4: Cardiology translational researchers and • Through new corridors, the Miller > Floor 5: Oncology, students to collaborate, sharing Building will directly connect to Gynecology, Urology and ideas and learning in return operating rooms and the intensive General Surgery • Level 7, the mechanical floor, will care units located in the adjacent > Floor 6: Orthopedics contain the systems infrastructure McClure Building. and Rehabilitation required to operate and maintain • Each level will also include the new building. With a focus dedicated team stations, on safety and high reliability, the consultation rooms and office entire building is designed to be areas—increasing the amount LEED-certified for efficiency, energy of space available for clinicians, conservation and sustainability. movemountains.uvm.edu 5 Comprehensive Plan on Course to Meet Project Objectives At The UVM Medical Center, we • The project reflects modern designed the Miller Building with four standards for new hospital objectives in mind: construction as outlined by • Quality: Improve inpatient the Facility Guidelines Institute care with facilities that match (FGI). Design of the building was today’s standards heavily informed by collaboration • Capacity: Ensure the appropriate with key stakeholders, including number of beds to meet patients and families, providers regional need and user groups, the City of • Financial Feasibility: Burlington, the Mental Health Accomplish our objectives Program Quality Committee, with available resources other regional hospitals, and The • Affordability: Minimize the impact University of Vermont. on patients and payers • While the total number of staffed patient beds (447) will remain Our comprehensive, informed and unchanged, these beds will efficient project plan has positioned be much more efficient than us to meet all of these objectives, with double-occupancy beds, which highlights including: must often be “blocked”— 6 taken out of service for infection • Determined to be financially • While the new building will lead control or gender mix issues. The feasible, the total project cost to an incremental increase in number is also consistent with of $187.3 million was approved annual operating expenses, those our comprehensive assessment by the board of trustees of both costs will be offset by expense of future inpatient bed capacity The UVM Health Network and reductions in other areas. The needs, health care reform goals The UVM Medical Center, with project will not result in any rate or and ongoing priorities of The UVM an estimated project completion net revenue increases. Health Network. time of 38 months (May 2016 to September 2019). movemountains.uvm.edu 7 BOB AND HOLLY MILLER member of what is now The UVM ARE GIVING BACK Medical Center Foundation Board. “A hospital is a place that touches “Every couple of weeks, someone so many people,” says Holly Miller, from the Mary Fletcher Hospital describing why she and her husband, business department would come to Bob, contributed to The UVM Medical our door. My mother would give them Center. Supporters of various UVM what she could, but I doubt they were initiatives since the 1980s, the Millers ever paid in full. I’m very grateful for recently gave the largest gift in the all the care they gave us.” history of The UVM Medical Center: Bob, who overcame challenges a 15-acre commercial site, Holly Court, in his own childhood to found the valued at $13 million. In recognition of tremendously successful New England their outstanding generosity, the new Air Systems and R.E.M.

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