08/18/2026
🏆 Huge news for the Blue Spruce Health family! 🏆
We are thrilled and honored to announce that Blue Spruce Health has been awarded the Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility (VBSR) Innovation & Inspiration Award!
This award recognizes organizations across Vermont that are driving real, inspirational impact across People, Planet, and Prosperity—and it belongs to every single member of our team who makes our vision a reality every day.
What This Means for Vermont:
For far too long, Vermonters have dealt with rushed appointments, mounting insurance headaches, and hidden costs. This award is proof that a better, more human approach to medicine is taking root right here in the Green Mountain State.
Founded by Dr. Umair Malik to restore the true doctor-patient connection, Blue Spruce Health is proving that Direct Primary Care isn't just an alternative—it's the future of healthcare in Vermont. By removing the barriers of insurance middlemen, deductibles, and co-pays, we’re giving local families and employers access to 24/7 care, deeply discounted labs, and providers who actually have the time to listen.
To our incredible clinical and administrative team across Newport, St. Johnsbury, and Williston: thank you. Your dedication to compassionate, unhurried, patient-first care is what earned this recognition.
And to our members and community partners across Vermont—thank you for trusting us with your health. We are just getting started! 🌲✨