Liz Sheehan, RN, has been named Mt. Ascutney Hospital and Health Center (MAHHC) Employee of the Month for July, 2016. Sheehan heads the nursing staff at Ottauquechee Health Center (OHC) and was cited by Anel Sirois, CMA Nurse Manager/Clinical Leader for her hard work and dedication to the staff and patients at OHC. “Liz is not only kind and considerate, she is also deeply involved in improving patient outcomes by collaborating with other MAHHC staff members to improve and standardize processes,” said Sirois, adding that “Liz is a great team leader who encourages her nurses to learn and grow in their careers, and helps makes sure that OHC is always “survey-ready.”
Sheehan also works in-house with Dr. Steven Smith on the Hospital’s Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Program (GWEP), which delivers training and support on the Medical Annual Wellness Visit, Chronic Care Management, Advanced Care Planning and Dementia Care. “We feel very fortunate to have Liz on our team,” said Sirois, “and we congratulate her on being named MAHHC’s July Employee of the Month.”
Sheehan has worked at OHC since November 2013. She lives in Ludlow, VT.
About Mt. Ascutney 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, please visit www.mtascutneyhospital.org or call (802) 674-6711.