Elizabethtown Community Hospital (ECH) is a not-for-profit critical access hospital which includes ECH, the Ticonderoga Campus, and six community-based primary care health centers. In Essex County, Elizabethtown Community Hospital serves as the central source for the delivery of health care services to county residents and visitors to the Adirondack Park.

The University of Vermont Connection
Elizabethtown Community Hospital (ECH) is part of The University of Vermont Health Network, a six-hospital network serving patients and their families in northern New York and Vermont.

Our hospitals and physicians are bringing the best of community and academic medicine together, sharing their knowledge and resources to give patients access to leading-edge technology, advanced treatment options and the highest level of compassionate care. The University of Vermont Health Network cares for communities on both sides of Lake Champlain, from the Adirondacks to the Green Mountains and beyond.

Vision

Working together, we improve peoples' lives.

Mission

Promote wellness in the local communities by providing superior patient care and education with skill, compassion and integrity.

Values

The core values of Elizabethtown Community Hospital characterize the manner in which patients, staff and the community is treated by the organization: with integrity and respect. The values also define the way in which the Hospital operates: through innovation and excellence.
 

• Integrity - all staff members are expected to be honest, dependable, dedicated and loyal to the organization, co-workers, community members and patients in their care. Staff members recognize and accept a high level of responsibility - they are comfortable relying on their skills, and each other, to perform their professional duties.
• Respect - staff members conduct themselves in a professional manner; while realizing that it is important to maintain a sense of humor. Staff members treat patients, their families and their co-workers with courtesy at all times. The organization values teamwork to accomplish goals, and understands the importance of communication among staff members, with patients and with the community.
• Innovation - the organization and its staff is continually striving to improve through quality initiatives, advances in technology, addition of services, education, and constant evaluation of clinical processes.
• Excellence - The provision of quality healthcare to address both patient and community needs in a cost effective manner, leading to both clinical and financial success.

Careers

A career at The University of Vermont Health Network - Elizabethtown Community Hospital is an opportunity to make an impact on the health of our community. Our health centers are a central source for primary care in Essex County, New York, and our hospital and emergency departments provide high-quality, essential inpatient and emergency care to residents of northern New York. We pride ourselves with our highly skilled team members that are dedicated to providing and supporting the delivery of compassionate care and building their careers in a supportive setting.

Life at Elizabethtown Community Hospital
Walk the halls of The University of Vermont Health Network - Elizabethtown Community Hospital, its Ticonderoga Campus or one of its six community health centers and you are sure to see a smiling face.

Here’s why:

• Staff are committed, connected and caring.
• Opportunities for learning and career growth are supported locally and through The University of Vermont Health Network.
• Work-life balance is valued and encouraged.

Elizabethtown by the Numbers
Elizabethtown Community Hospital has two campuses and six community-based health centers. At the Elizabethtown, New York location, there is a 25-bed inpatient unit, 24-hour emergency department, and several specialty health clinics; in Ticonderoga, New York, there is a second 24-hour emergency department and additional outpatient clinics.