Spring 2009
Ground-Breaking
Partnership
Through
an exciting new collaboration, Grace Cottage Hospital and Brattleboro
Memorial Hospital (BMH) are now sharing a key staff member. Mary Morgan,
RN, is the Vice President of Quality & Patient Safety at BMH and at
Grace Cottage Hospital.
"I am excited about being able to perform the same
function at both hospitals," said Morgan, "and it's
working well. Such collaboration is increasingly
common between major institutions as a means to share
resources and address the corporate bottom line. While
the focus of the two hospitals is different, the need for
quality care, patient safety, and regulatory compliance
is very much the same. One of my favorite quotes is: 'In
the race for quality there is no finish line', and I'm glad
to bring this perspective to both hospital settings."
According to Grace Cottage CEO Mick Brant, "Quality
of care and patient safety are of paramount importance
at Grace Cottage." BMH CEO Barry Beeman says, "We
are pleased to be collaborating with Grace Cottage on
this shared position. Sharing of resources is consistent
with good practice in this age of increasingly higher
health care costs."
Morgan has been employed at BMH since 2005 and at
Grace Cottage Hospital since October. She has a BSN
in nursing and an advanced certificate in Health Care
Management from Stony Brook University in Stony
Brook, NY, and is completing her Masters in Health
Care Management at New England College. She and her
family reside in West Townshend.
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