Friday Keynote with Kevin Chu and Maura Collins. VAHHS photos
by Mike Del Trecco, VAHHS CEO A hearty thank you to all who attended our Annual Meeting on September 25 and 26. We hope it intrigued and inspired you as it did us.
We opened with Jeff Goldsmith, PhD, who laid out what he believes are some of the biggest health care challenges facing Vermont and the nation today. In breakout sessions, we explored everything from peer support programs to interoperability of IT systems to mobile tools. And as always, we explored the many ways hospitals can and are collaborating to provide the very best care for patients.
We ended our program with a look at the landscape that supports our organizations and all Vermonters, led by Kevin Chu of Vermont Futures Project and Maura Collins of the Vermont Housing Finance Agency (VHFA). While the problems around workforce, population thinning and housing are big ones, Kevin and Maura presented positive steps we can take to solve them. I believe we ended on a high note.
Interoperability panel facilitated by Devon Green with panelists Rick Hildebrant, Rutland Regional Medical Center, Shawn Burroughs, Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital and Justin Stinnett-Donnelly, UVM Health.
Speaking of positive energy, our board joined our presenting sponsor, Community National Bank, and several students who work at the North Country Career Center to compile 50+ "vacation bags" full of food for students who might otherwise be hungry during school breaks. We also provided toiletry items for the Center's personal care closet. Check out the Vermont Business Magazine article about the project here.
I'd again like to thank Community National Bank and all of our sponsors—and you—for making the annual meeting possible. We are truly grateful.
Thursday Keynote Jeff Goldsmith, PhD
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