Vanessa Chaffee has been named Employee of the Month for July, 2017 at Mt Ascutney Hospital and Health Center (MAHHC). Chaffee is the Lead Secretary for the Primary Care Clinic. “Vanessa is such an asset to Mt Ascutney Hospital and Health Center,” said Chaffee’s supervisor, Heather Rumrill. “She willingly takes on difficult tasks and turns them into challenges. As Lead Secretary, she has to be open to all situations, including training new employees, managing Oncology scheduling, covering when others call in sick, and even patient registration when needed. As we focus on delivering team-based care to our patients, Vanessa is the epitome of a team player here in the Clinic.” Rumrill also pointed to Chaffee’s knowledge of the computer system and her willingness to share her expertise with others, as well as her ability to change her daily routine on short notice as qualities that make her deserving of this recognition.
Chaffee joined the MAHHC staff in May, 2013 and lives in Charlestown, NH.
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 health care. Mt Ascutney Hospital and Health Center is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF), and the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) has awarded MAHHC with Level 3 status, the highest level of medical home designation.