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 - total abdominal hysterectomy
(B) Central line associated bloodstream infection rates
(C) Central line associated bloodstream infection prevention
(D) Preventing infections from drug resistant organisms
- Nurse staffing
- Volume and mortality for selected procedures
Selected procedures include: Esophageal Resection, Pancreatic
Resection, Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair (AAA), Coronary
Artery Bypass Graft (CABG), Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary
Angioplasty (PTCA), Pediatric Heart Surgery, and Carotid Endarterectomy.
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QUALITY IMPROVEMENT INITIATIVES |
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READ
ABOUT QUALITY IMPROVEMENT INITIATIVES on Grace
Cottage Hospital website
What you'll find there:
What Grace Cottage Hospital has done to make patient care
safer and more effective, including these sub-categories:
- Quality Improvement
and Patient Safety Projects
- Quality Improvement
Contact Information
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PATIENT SATISFACTION |
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COMPARE
PATIENT SATISFACTION FOR ALL VERMONT HOSPITALS
on BISHCA's Hospital Report Card website.
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
- Hospital charges for high volume and common outpatient
diagnostic procedures
- Physician charges for high volume and common outpatient
visitsand procedures
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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 |
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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 All
Hospitals
on BISHCA's Hospital Report Card website. |
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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 Board of Trustees,
how they are selected, and how the public
can take part in our hospital activities, including
- Public Meeting Schedule
- Contact Information
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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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Historical Data: See Comparative
Data for all Hospitals for 2007, 2006, 2005
on the website of the Vermont Department of
Banking, Insurance, Securities and Health Care Administration
(BISHCA) |
