 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 North Country Hospital scored on
more than 30 indicators of quality of hospital care, including these
sub-categories:
 Heart Attack Care
Heart
Failure Care
Pneumonia Care
Infection Reporting:
(A) Surgical Infection Prevention
(B) Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection Rates
Nurse Staffing
Volume and Mortality for Selected Procedures
Procedures compared 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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PROGRESS IN ADOPTING SAFETY INITIATIVES |
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READ ABOUT
HOSPITAL SAFE PRACTICES on North Country Hospital's website
What you'll find there:
Survey responses about hand hygiene, surgical site infection prevention and central venous catheter related bloodstream infection prevention (three components of (The Leapfrog
Group Quality and Safety Survey) |
| QUALITY IMPROVEMENT INITIATIVES |
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READ
ABOUT QUALITY IMPROVEMENT INITIATIVES on North Country Hospital's website
What you'll find there:
What North Country 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 |
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COMPARE PATIENT SATISFACTION FOR ALL
VERMONT HOSPITALS on BISHCA's Hospital Report Card website.
What you'll find there:
How North Country Hospital's patients rated their hospital experiences:
Inpatient Medical/Surgical Services
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| HOSPITAL PRICING |
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COMPARE PRICING FOR ALL VERMONT HOSPITALS on BISHCA's Hospital Report Card Website.
What you'll find there:
Calculated Charges for High Volume Inpatient Diagnosis
Calculated Charges for High Volume Outpatient Surgical Procedures
Charges for High Volume & Common Outpatient Diagnostic Procedures
Hospital Discount and Free Care Policies
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| FINANCIAL REPORTS |
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SEE FINANCIAL INFORMATION ON
NORTH COUNTRY HOSPITAL'S WEBSITE
What you'll find there:
Figures on cost of care, cost shifting, comparisons of North Country Hospital's financial information to state averages, and measures of financial health:
Summary of Budget
Financial Health and Benchmarks
Cost Shift Information
Capital Expenditure Information
Contact Information: Robert Fotter, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, 189 Prouty Drive, Newport, VT 05855. Phone(802) 334-3271 FAX (802) 334-4163.
CLICK HERE to
Compare Financial information for All Hospitals
on BISHCA's Hospital Report Card website. |
| COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESSMENT |
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READ A SUMMARY OF THE COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESSMENT for North Country Hospital
This document
describes the health care needs of the local population served by
each hospital. It is based on data from the Vermont
Department of Health as well as input from a public engagement process. |
HOSPITAL GOVERNANCE, PROCESS FOR OPENNESS
AND PUBLIC PARTICIPATION |
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FIND OUT ABOUT NORTH COUNTRY HOSPITAL'S GOVERNANCE
Learn who is on the North Country 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 |
| IF YOU HAVE A COMPLAINT |
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SEE HOW TO FILE A COMPLAINT AT NORTH COUNTRY HOSPITAL
Tell us if you are concerned about the care you or someone else
received at this hospital.
See Also: Prior Year Comparative Data for all Hospitals |
