Porter Medical Center, also known as Porter Hospital, is a 45-bed

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located in

Middlebury, Vermont Middlebury is the shire town (county seat) of Addison County, Vermont, United States. As of the 2020 U.S. Census, the population was 9,152. Middlebury is home to Middlebury College and the Henry Sheldon Museum of Vermont History. History One of ...

. Founded by banker William Henry Porter to serve as a dual community hospital and infirmary to nearby

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, the hospital was dedicated on June 15, 1925. In April 2017, the independent hospital joined the

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in an attempt to stabilize Porter's financial situation.

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* Hospital buildings completed in 1925 Buildings and structures in Middlebury, Vermont Hospitals in Vermont 1925 establishments in Vermont {{Vermont-hospital-stub