UVM Health Network will continue to operate dialysis clinics

The University of Vermont Health Network announced Friday that it will continue to operate three dialysis clinics across the state after regulators voted to raise the system's revenue cap.

Health Network had planned to stop operations at dialysis clinics in Newport, Rutland and St. Albans as part of a series of cleanings. Service cut It was created in response to a budget order from the Green Mountain Care Committee, which oversees hospitals in Vermont.

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November When it announced the reduction in services, UVM Health Network said I had planned to find other organizations to run the dialysis clinic. However, in a press release on Friday, Health Network said in a press release that “no other organization can take on the service while providing high quality care without any significant losses, and the Green Mountain Care Committee said UVM Medical Center will be able to generate revenue from dialysis services.

“We are committed to providing a range of services that are important to us,” said Dr. Stephen Leffler, president and chief operating officer of UVM Medical Center.

According to a press release, hospitals still lose money running dialysis clinics and are looking for ways to cut costs. Health Network says it will lose about $3 million a year, which previously ran the clinic.

Other reductions in patient services are: Closure of hospitalized psychiatric unit At Central Vermont Medical Center.

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