SVMC, a 99-bed community hospital, is Vermont's first Magnet Hospital for Nursing Excellence. Our cancer program is accredited by the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer and the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers. Unlike many community hospitals, our Emergency Department is staffed by physicians who are certified in emergency medicine. In addition, our physician group is affiliated with Dartmouth-Hitchcock, one of the nation's leading academic medical centers.