| The categories of hospital
information listed on this page collectively form
the comprehensive "Hospital Report Card."
You can access all the categories of information
from the links below. The links
for the quality of care and patient satisfaction
information will take you to the website of the
Vermont Department of Banking, Insurance, Securities
and Health Care Administration (BISHCA). There,
you will find information about our hospital's
performance, and also information about the performance
of other community hospitals in Vermont. BISHCA's
website also includes the financial data for all
Vermont community hospitals.
The links for the other Hospital Report
Card categories listed below will take you to
the corresponding information posted on our own
website. |
QUALITY OF CARE
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COMPARE
QUALITY OF CARE FOR ALL VERMONT HOSPITALS
on BISHCA's Hospital Report Card website menu
page.
What you'll find there:
See how Brattleboro Memorial Hospital scored on
more than 30 indicators of quality of hospital
care, including these sub-categories:
- Heart attack care
- Heart failure care
- Pneumonia care
- Preventing complications from surgery
- Infection reporting:
(A) Surgical site infection rates - total abdominal
hysterectomy
(B) Central line associated bloodstream infection
rates
(C) Central line associated bloodstream infection
prevention
(D) Preventing infections from drug resistant
organisms
- Nurse staffing
- Volume and mortality for selected
procedures
Selected procedures include: Esophageal Resection,
Pancreatic Resection, Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
Repair (AAA), Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG),
Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty
(PTCA), Pediatric Heart Surgery, and Carotid
Endarterectomy.
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QUALITY IMPROVEMENT INITIATIVES |
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ABOUT QUALITY IMPROVEMENT INITIATIVES
on Brattleboro Memorial Hospital website
What you'll find there:
What Brattleboro Memorial Hospital has done to
make patient care safer and more effective, including
these sub-categories:
- Quality improvement and patient safety
projects
- Quality improvement contact information
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PATIENT SATISFACTION |
| COMPARE
PATIENT SATISFACTION FOR ALL VERMONT HOSPITALS
on BISHCA's Hospital Report Card website.
What you'll find there:
National survey results showing how [Hospital
Name]'s patients rated their experiences during
inpatient stays.
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HOSPITAL PRICING |
COMPARE
PRICING FOR VERMONT COMMUNITY HOSPITALS
on BISHCA's Hospital Report Card Website.
What you'll find there:
- Estimated hospital charges for high
volume inpatient admissions
- Estimated hospital charges for high
volume outpatient procedures
- Hospital charges for high volume and
common outpatient diagnostic
procedures
- Physician charges for high volume
and common outpatient visits
and procedures
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HOSPITAL DISCOUNT AND FREE CARE POLICIES |
SEE
DISCOUNT AND FREE CARE POLICIES on
Brattleboro Memorial Hospital's website
CLICK
HERE for links to all Vermont hospitals,
including
links to their discount and free care policies,
on BISHCA's website |
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FINANCIAL REPORTS |
| SEE
FINANCIAL INFORMATION ON Brattleboro Memorial
Hospital's WEBSITE
What you'll find there:
Figures on cost of care, cost shifting, comparisons
of Brattleboro Memorial Hospital financial information
to state averages, and measures of financial health:
- Summary of budget
- Financial health and benchmarks
- Cost shift information
- Capital expenditure information
- Optional hospital-specific budget
information/contact info
CLICK
HERE to compare financial information
for Vermont's
community hospitals on BISHCA's Hospital Report
Card website. |
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STRATEGIC INITIATIVES AND PROCESS FOR PUBLIC
PARTICIPATION |
READ A SUMMARY
OF STRATEGIC INITIATIVES for Brattleboro
Memorial Hospital
This document describes initiatives to meet health
care needs of the local population. It is based
on a strategic planning process that includes opportunities
for public input. |
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HOSPITAL GOVERNANCE |
| FIND
OUT ABOUT Brattleboro Memorial Hospital GOVERNANCE
Learn who is on Brattleboro Memorial Hospital
Board of Trustees, how they are selected, and
how the public can take part in our hospital activities,
including:
- Public meeting schedule
- Contact information
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IF YOU HAVE A COMPLAINT |
SEE
HOW TO FILE A COMPLAINT AT Brattleboro Memorial
Hospital
Tell us if you are concerned about the care you
or someone else received at this hospital. |
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Historical Data: See Comparative
Data for all Hospitals for 2007, 2006, 2005
on the website of the Vermont Department of
Banking, Insurance, Securities and Health Care
Administration (BISHCA)
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