The above interview with Dr. Sunny Eappen was recorded August 25, 2025.

BURLINGTON, Vt. (ABC22/FOX44) - The UVM Health Network's Board of Trustees announced Thursday that president and CEO Dr. Sunny Eappen will step down next month.

Current UVM Medical Center president Dr. Steve Leffler will be the new interim CEO beginning October 15.

“It’s been my privilege to be part of this team, to see firsthand the way the people of this organization take care of our patients, our communities and each other,” said Dr. Eappen. “But I believe – based on everything that’s happening and all of the external pressures on our rural health system – that this organization needs to move forward in a different way."

This comes nearly a week after the Green Mountain Care Board ordered UVM Medical Center to c

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