Fletcher Allen Health Care is in the the top 10 percent of integrated health care networks in the United States according to a quality survey conducted by IMS Health, a Connecticut- based healthcare data research firm. Fletcher Allen is one of only three hospital systems in New England and one of ten in the northeast to make the list.
â Weâ re proud of this national recognition of Fletcher Allenâ s efforts to deliver the highest quality care in the right place and at the right time with the greatest efficiency,’said John R. Brumsted, MD, president and CEO of Fletcher Allen. â Going forward weâ re committed to building on the progress weâ ve made in strengthening the integrated delivery system in our region,’he added.
An integrated health care network consists of several health care facilities that form partnerships - either through ownership or formal agreements - in an attempt to improve quality and cost. Nearly 600 regional, non-specialty health care systems were analyzed in the survey which measures the level of integration in organizational operations, quality of care, scope of services and efficiency.
The other two hospital systems in New England were:
Yale New Haven Health System, New Haven, CT
Baystate Health, Springfield, MA
Complete survey results can be found on the IMS website.
About Fletcher Allen
Fletcher Allen Health Care, together with our partners at the University of Vermont College of Medicine and the College of Nursing and Health Sciences, is Vermontâ s academic medical center. Fletcher Allen and Central Vermont Medical Center are members of Fletcher Allen Partners, established to develop a more coordinated system of care throughout the region. Fletcher Allenâ s mission is to improve the health of the people in the communities it serves by integrating patient care, education and research in a caring environment. Fletcher Allen also serves as a regional referral center -- providing advanced care to approximately one million people in Vermont and northern New York -- and as a community hospital for approximately 150,000 residents in Chittenden and Grand Isle counties. For more information about Fletcher Allen, find us online at http://www.fletcherallen.org or on our Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and blog sites at www.fletcherallen.org/socialmedia.