Vermont Business Magazine Mt Ascutney Hospital and Health Center (MAHHC) in Windsor has received a grant of $5,000 from the Mascoma Savings Bank Foundation in support of the Windsor Connection Resource Center (WCRC). The grant will be used to help further the work of the WCRC’s “PATCH” team – a local network of health care providers and social services agencies.The primary goal of this PATCH network, of which MAHHC is a member, is to improve community access to high-quality health care services by making it easier for people to find and connect with providers. “Right now, because there are so many different agencies and programs, it can be hard for people to be aware of all the resources available,” said Jill Lord, RN, Director of Community Health at MAHHC.
"For people living with chronic disease in our community, our PATCH team’s coordination of care can improve the quality and length of life,” added Lord. “It can also reduce the potential for abuse and self harm."
Lord notes that achieving these goals will depend on establishing a sustainable base for the Windsor Connection Resource Center. “This grant from the Mascoma Savings Foundation is a clear acknowledgment that the goals of the WCRC are vital to the public health of our community. We are extremely grateful to Mascoma Savings for their generosity.”
MtAscutney Hospital and Health Center
Founded in 1933, Mt. Ascutney Hospital and Health Center is a not-for-profit community hospital network including the critical access-designated Mt. Ascutney Hospital in Windsor, Vermont, and Ottauquechee Health Center in Woodstock, Vermont. Affiliated with Dartmouth-Hitchcock, the Hospital provides people in communities across the Connecticut River Valley with primary care and a comprehensive suite of specialty services, along with 25 inpatient beds, a therapeutic pool and an acclaimed, 10-bed inpatient rehabilitation department. Mt. Ascutney Hospital is a recipient of the national Foster G. McGaw Prize for Excellence in Community Service, one of the most prestigious awards in healthcare, and is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF), as well as the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) with Level 3 status, the highest level of medical home designation for delivering quality care. For more information, visitwww.mtascutneyhospital.org