Elizabethtown, NY – Evan George has joined the University of Vermont Health Network - Elizabethtown Community Hospital Board of Trustees. Mr. George is the Leadership, Admissions and Program Director for Camp Dudley in Westport, New York.

“I am delighted to be able to help the hospital continue the important work of preserving access to care and improving the lives of its patients,” said Mr. George. “We live in such a special place and are fortunate to have outstanding health care providers and facilities in our community.”

Prior to his role at Camp Dudley, Mr. George worked as the government relations liaison and then revenue project manager for the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. He is a graduate of Hobart College, where he obtained a Bachelor of Arts in English with an American Studies Minor.

“We are pleased to welcome Evan to the Board of Trustees,” said the UVM Health Network - Elizabethtown Community Hospital Board Chair Dominic Eisinger. “He not only brings leadership and outreach experience, he also brings a fresh perspective and strong commitment to our community.”

Mr. George serves as the head coach for the varsity boys’ soccer team at Boquet Valley Central School and recently completed a 4-year term as board chair of Champlain Area Trails.

Hospital president, John Remillard, said Mr. George’s, “connection to the community and thoughtful approach to communication will benefit the board. It is clear that Evan thrives in a team environment and we are excited to welcome him to the Elizabethtown Community Hospital team.”

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About Elizabethtown Community Hospital

The University of Vermont Health Network - Elizabethtown Community Hospital is a designated critical access hospital and the primary health care provider serving the 39,000 people who live, work and vacation in Essex County, NY and the surrounding region.

Elizabethtown Community Hospital is transforming rural health care at its main campus in Elizabethtown, NY, at a new emergency department and outpatient center at the former Moses Ludington Hospital in Ticonderoga, NY, and at six community-based primary health care centers located throughout the region.  The hospital is one of the community’s largest employers with 383 employees.

Across the Elizabethtown and Ticonderoga campuses, the hospital maintains two 24-hour emergency rooms, a 25-bed inpatient unit, physical therapy, laboratory, and digital radiology departments, and a variety of specialty physician clinics on a weekly and monthly basis.  

Elizabethtown Community Hospital is accredited by the Joint Commission and is licensed and certified by the New York State Department of Health and the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

 

About The University of Vermont Health Network
The University of Vermont Health Network is an academic health system that is comprised of six affiliate hospitals, a multi-specialty medical group, and a home health agency. We serve the residents of Vermont and northern New York with a shared mission: working together, we improve people’s lives.  Our partners include:

▪       The University of Vermont Medical Center  

▪       The University of Vermont Health Network Medical Group

▪       The University of Vermont Health Network – Alice Hyde Medical Center

▪       The University of Vermont Health Network – Central Vermont Medical Center

▪       The University of Vermont Health Network – Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital

▪       The University of Vermont Health Network – Elizabethtown Community Hospital

▪       The University of Vermont Health Network – Porter Medical Center

▪       The University of Vermont Health Network – Home Health and Hospice

Our 4,000 health care professionals are driven to provide high quality, cost-efficient care as close to home as possible. Strengthened by our academic connection to the University of Vermont, each of our hospitals remains committed to its local community by providing compassionate, personal care shaped by the latest medical advances and delivered by high