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Million Dollar Donation to Fletcher Allen

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BURLINGTON, Vt. -

Fletcher Allen Health Care says a former patient was so happy with her care she donated a million dollars to the hospital.

Fletcher Allen says the patient wanted to honor her cardiothoracic surgeon Dr. Frank Ittleman by creating a professorship at the UVM College of Medicine.

We're told the donor wants to remain anonymous.

But the hospital says she and a friend were both successfully treated recently by Ittleman.

"It's beyond nice. It's the wonderful gift we, as a team, and I have received as a surgeon. Although patients doing well is a big gift to me also," says Ittleman.

Ittleman says the money will be a big boost for his division, the hospital, and the community.

That's because the million dollars will help the hospital and the college attract and keep a nationally recognized cardiothoracic surgeon in the future.

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