At the University of Vermont Health Network - Elizabethtown Community Hospital (ECH), we understand that paramedics play a critical role in the health of our community. ECH is a leader in paramedic education in northern New York and offers a Paramedic Education Program to train the next workforce of career and volunteer paramedics. The ECH Paramedic Education Program is an intensive training program which blends an on-line learning environment, classroom sessions, lab sessions and clinical experience to create the next generation of paramedics that are both competent and ready for entry-level paramedic roles. You will spend a minimum of 200 hours training in the hospitals, and 200 hours training with EMS agencies as you meet the requirements and prepare for a Capstone Field Internship. This internship will put you in the role as a paramedic team leader for a minimum of 120 hours and is a great opportunity to showcase your knowledge and skills. Hands-on clinical training is offered throughout many counties in Northern New York and Vermont, utilizing our regional health care facilities and others. We work closely with EMS agencies across Northern New York and Vermont, to allow the most comprehensive clinical experience for our students. When possible, the program seeks out opportunities for our students to learn in new ways. Our program includes a cadaver anatomy and procedures lab for paramedic students and EMS providers around the region. This lab allows our students the unique opportunity to learn in a way you cannot from books or manikins.

The University of Vermont Health Network - Elizabethtown Community Hospital (ECH) offers cardiovascular and pulmonary rehabilitation at its Elizabethtown Community Health Center. Individualized plans will be tailored to meet patient needs and may focus on physical activity, nutrition, and behavior. Cardiac Rehabilitation is covered by most insurance and is recommended by physicians for those who have been diagnosed with a heart condition, undergone a heart procedure, or had a heart attack. Cardiac Rehabilitation is a specialized program that helps patients develop heart health through education, physical activity, and lifestyle modification interventions.

Looking for more information on managing diabetes? The University of Vermont Health Network - Elizabethtown Community Hospital (ECH) offers our patients living with diabetes excellent resources for self-management and support. Diabetes is a challenging chronic health condition. If you are living with diabetes, you and your family often need to navigate big changes in the way you live your daily lives. This may include taking insulin and other medications, monitoring blood glucose, and modifications to your food preparation and physical activity. For most people, this is hard—and we are here to help. Learn self-management skills to keep your diabetes under control from our certified diabetes educator in our Diabetes Self-Management Program. Reinforce those skills and connect to other patients who are living with diabetes in our monthly Diabetes Support Group.