QUALITY OF CARE |
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COMPARE
QUALITY OF CARE FOR ALL VERMONT HOSPITALS on
BISHCA's Hospital Report Card website menu page.
What you'll find there:
See how Grace Cottage Hospital scored on more than 30 indicators
of quality of hospital care, including these sub-categories:
Heart attack care
Heart failure care
Pneumonia care
Preventing complications from surgery
Infection reporting:
(A) Surgical Site
Infection Rates - Abdominal Hysterectomy
(B) Surgical Site Infection Rates - Hip Replacement
(C) Surgical Site Infection Rates - Knee Replacement
(D) Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection Rates
(E) Preventing Central Line Associated Bloodstream
Infections
(F) Prevention and Control of Antibiotic Resistant
Infections
Nurse staffing
Volume and mortality for selected procedures
Selected procedures include: Esophageal Resection, Pancreatic
Resection, Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair (AAA) and Pediatric
Heart Surgery. |
QUALITY IMPROVEMENT INITIATIVES |
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READ ABOUT QUALITY IMPROVEMENT
INITIATIVES on Grace Cottage Hospital's website
What you'll find there:
What [Hospital Name] has done to make patient
care safer and more effective, including these sub-categories:
Quality improvement and patient safety projects
Quality improvement contact information |
PATIENT SATISFACTION |
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COMPARE
PATIENT SATISFACTION FOR ALL VERMONT HOSPITALS
What you'll find there:
National survey results showing how Grace
Cottage Hospital's patients
rated their experiences during inpatient stays.
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HOSPITAL PRICING |
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COMPARE
PRICING FOR VERMONT COMMUNITY HOSPITALS on BISHCA's
Hospital Report Card Website.
What you'll find there:
Estimated hospital charges for high volume inpatient admissions
Estimated hospital charges for high volume outpatient procedures
Physician and hospital charges for common outpatient diagnostic
procedures and visits. |
HOSPITAL DISCOUNT AND FREE CARE POLICIES |
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SEE
DISCOUNT AND FREE CARE POLICIES on
Grace Cottage Hospital's
website
CLICK
HERE for links to all Vermont hospitals, including
links to their discount and free care policies, on BISHCA's
website |
FINANCIAL REPORTS |
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SEE
FINANCIAL INFORMATION ON Grace
Cottage Hospital's WEBSITE
What you'll find there:
Figures on cost of care, cost shifting, comparisons of Grace
Cottage Hospital's financial information to state averages, and measures
of financial health:
Summary of budget
Financial health and benchmarks
Cost shift information
Capital expenditure information
Optional hospital-specific budget information/contact info
CLICK
HERE
to compare financial
information for Vermont's community hospitals on BISHCA's
Hospital Report Card website. |
STRATEGIC INITIATIVES
AND PROCESS FOR PUBLIC PARTICIPATION |
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READ
A SUMMARY OF STRATEGIC INITIATIVES for Grace
Cottage Hospital
This document describes initiatives to meet health care
needs of the local population. It is based on a strategic
planning process that includes opportunities for public input.
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HOSPITAL GOVERNANCE |
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FIND
OUT ABOUT Grace Cottage Hospital's GOVERNANCE
Learn who is on Grace Cottage Hospital's Board of Trustees, how they are selected, and how
the public can take part in our hospital activities, including:
Public meeting schedule
Contact information |
IF YOU HAVE A COMPLAINT |
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SEE
HOW TO FILE A COMPLAINT AT Grace Cottage Hospital
Tell us if you are concerned
about the care you or someone else received at this hospital.
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