In 1925, Porter Memorial Hospital was founded through the support of William Henry Porter, a trustee of Middlebury College. Now in 2025, after 100 years of providing compassionate medical care to our community, UVM Health – Porter Medical Center invites you to celebrate this incredible milestone with us!
Give to Porter Medical Center’s Patient Support Fund
Centennial Birthday Party
Join us Saturday, June 14, 2025 (11am – 2pm)
Everyone in the community is invited to come celebrate our birthday!
Join us for live music, food, activities and fun for people of all ages. We’ll also offer free health screenings and information.
Share Your Birthday Wishes for Porter
Maybe you were born at Porter or had an experience here that made a difference in your life?
Does Porter’s presence support your local business’ success or your organization’s mission?
If you’re happy to have Porter in your community, please sign our board to wish us a happy birthday! All your comments, photos and videos will be shared with our staff! All messages will be included in the time capsule for future generations to discover.
Be a Part of Porter’s History!
We are creating a timeline display that tells the story of Porter’s first 100 years, to be installed in the hospital corridor.
We’re also burying a time capsule on our campus filled with items that will be discovered by future generations. Your submissions of photos, memories, hopes and predictions for the future are all welcome!
Email them to Centennial@PorterMedical.org or drop them off at the volunteer desk at our main entrance on Monday-Friday from 8 am to 4 pm. Be sure to include your name with your submissions.
Thank You!
We’d like to thank everyone in the community for their support over the past 100 years – especially our community partners who help take care of Addison County’s residents and visitors.
- Monument Farms
- Kinney Drugs Foundation
- Vermont Integrated Architecture, PC
- Gaines Insurance Agency, Inc.
- Champlain Valley Properties
- Urgent Express Courier Service
- Desabrais Glass
Thanks to our sponsors!
Donate to Porter’s Patient Support Fund
Help us reach our goal of securing 100 donations in 100 days, in honor of Porter’s 100th Birthday. All donations will be directed to our patient support fund. The clock starts on March 6 (100 days before our centennial birthday party) and ends on June 14. If we reach our goal of 100 donations, Porter Auxiliary will kick in $10,000!
About the Patient Support Fund
This impactful fund is 100% donor funded. It provides patients with vital items they need to recover successfully at home after being discharged from the hospital or to prevent them from being admitted in the first place. This may include medication, a blood pressure cuff, a walker, food for special dietary needs or even a bus ticket to transport a loved one home to assist with their care. There are so many examples of ways this fund helps patients who cannot afford to cover the costs on their own.
or mail a check made payable to Porter Medical Center to:
Porter Medical Center, Patient Support Fund
Office of Development
115 Porter Drive
Middlebury, VT 05753