Jan 19, 2021 - 02:24 PM
The AHA today announced Southwestern Vermont Medical Center in Bennington, Vt., as the 2020 recipient of the Rural Hospital Leadership Award.
The award recognizes small or rural hospital leaders who guide their hospital and community through transformational change on the road to health care reform. AHA recognizes SVMC for using its nursing workforce as part of a transitional care model oriented at keeping older adults out of the hospital, resulting in reduced readmissions and the delivery of the correct care in the correct setting.
AHA Board Chair Rod Hochman, M.D., will present this award at the AHA’s 34th Rural Health Care Leadership Conference, which will be held virtually Feb. 17-18, 2021.
WASHINGTON (January 19, 2021) – The American Hospital Association (AHA) today announced Southwestern Vermont Medical Center (SVMC) in Bennington, Vt., as the 2020 recipient of the Rural Hospital Leadership Award. The award recognizes small or rural hospital leaders who guide their hospital and community through transformational change on the road to health care reform. They display outstanding leadership, responsiveness to their community’s health needs and demonstrate a collaborative community process that has led to measurable outcomes. The award will be presented at the AHA’s 34th Rural Health Care Leadership Conference, which will be held virtually February 17-18, 2021.
Like many rural health systems across the country, SVMC serves a patient population that is experiencing increased rates of chronic illness associated with advanced aging. One of SVMC’s strategies was to use its nursing workforce as part of a transitional care model oriented at keeping older adults out o