SCHEDULE H
(Form 990)
Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service
Hospitals
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OMB No. 1545-0047
2022
Open to Public Inspection
Name of the organization
CENTRAL VERMONT MEDICAL CENTER INC
 
Employer identification number

22-2547186
Part I
Financial Assistance and Certain Other Community Benefits at Cost
Yes
No
1a
Did the organization have a financial assistance policy during the tax year? If "No," skip to question 6a . . . .
1a
Yes
 
b
If "Yes," was it a written policy? ......................
1b
Yes
 
2
If the organization had multiple hospital facilities, indicate which of the following best describes application of the financial assistance policy to its various hospital facilities during the tax year.
3
Answer the following based on the financial assistance eligibility criteria that applied to the largest number of the organization's patients during the tax year.
a
Did the organization use Federal Poverty Guidelines (FPG) as a factor in determining eligibility for providing free care?
If "Yes," indicate which of the following was the FPG family income limit for eligibility for free care:
3a
Yes
 
%
b
Did the organization use FPG as a factor in determining eligibility for providing discounted care? If "Yes," indicate
which of the following was the family income limit for eligibility for discounted care: . . . . . . . .
3b
Yes
 
%
c
If the organization used factors other than FPG in determining eligibility, describe in Part VI the criteria used for determining eligibility for free or discounted care. Include in the description whether the organization used an asset test or other threshold, regardless of income, as a factor in determining eligibility for free or discounted care.
4
Did the organization's financial assistance policy that applied to the largest number of its patients during the tax year provide for free or discounted care to the "medically indigent"? . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4

Yes

 
5a
Did the organization budget amounts for free or discounted care provided under its financial assistance policy during
the tax year? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5a

Yes

 
b
If "Yes," did the organization's financial assistance expenses exceed the budgeted amount? . . . . . .
5b
Yes
 
c
If "Yes" to line 5b, as a result of budget considerations, was the organization unable to provide free or discountedcare to a patient who was eligibile for free or discounted care? . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5c
Yes
 
6a
Did the organization prepare a community benefit report during the tax year? . . . . . . . . .
6a
Yes
 
b
If "Yes," did the organization make it available to the public? . . . . . . . . . . . . .
6b
Yes
 
Complete the following table using the worksheets provided in the Schedule H instructions. Do not submit these worksheets with the Schedule H.
7
Financial Assistance and Certain Other Community Benefits at Cost
Financial Assistance and
Means-Tested
Government Programs
(a) Number of activities or programs (optional) (b) Persons served (optional) (c) Total community benefit expense (d) Direct offsetting revenue (e) Net community benefit expense (f) Percent of total expense
a Financial Assistance at cost
(from Worksheet 1) . . .
    1,495,928   1,495,928 0.510 %
b Medicaid (from Worksheet 3, column a) . . . . .     64,188,833 27,711,595 36,477,238 12.540 %
c Costs of other means-tested government programs (from Worksheet 3, column b) . .            
d Total Financial Assistance and Means-Tested Government Programs . . . . .     65,684,761 27,711,595 37,973,166 13.050 %
Other Benefits
e Community health improvement services and community benefit operations (from Worksheet 4).     114,970   114,970 0.040 %
f Health professions education (from Worksheet 5) . . .     342,670   342,670 0.120 %
g Subsidized health services (from Worksheet 6) . . . .     10,599,551 7,363,492 3,236,059 1.110 %
h Research (from Worksheet 7) .            
i Cash and in-kind contributions for community benefit (from Worksheet 8) . . . .     149,171 30,000 119,171 0.040 %
j Total. Other Benefits . .     11,206,362 7,393,492 3,812,870 1.310 %
k Total. Add lines 7d and 7j .     76,891,123 35,105,087 41,786,036 14.360 %
For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see the Instructions for Form 990. Cat. No. 50192T Schedule H (Form 990) 2022
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Part II
Community Building Activities Complete this table if the organization conducted any community building activities during the tax year, and describe in Part VI how its community building activities promoted the health of the communities it serves.
(a) Number of activities or programs (optional) (b) Persons served (optional) (c) Total community building expense (d) Direct offsetting
revenue
(e) Net community building expense (f) Percent of total expense
1 Physical improvements and housing            
2 Economic development            
3 Community support            
4 Environmental improvements            
5 Leadership development and
training for community members
           
6 Coalition building            
7 Community health improvement advocacy            
8 Workforce development            
9 Other            
10 Total            
Part III
Bad Debt, Medicare, & Collection Practices
Section A. Bad Debt Expense
Yes
No
1
Did the organization report bad debt expense in accordance with Healthcare Financial Management Association Statement No. 15? ..........................
1
Yes
 
2
Enter the amount of the organization's bad debt expense. Explain in Part VI the methodology used by the organization to estimate this amount. ......
2
8,327,903
3
Enter the estimated amount of the organization's bad debt expense attributable to patients eligible under the organization's financial assistance policy. Explain in Part VI the methodology used by the organization to estimate this amount and the rationale, if any, for including this portion of bad debt as community benefit. ......
3
166,558
4
Provide in Part VI the text of the footnote to the organization’s financial statements that describes bad debt expense or the page number on which this footnote is contained in the attached financial statements.
Section B. Medicare
5
Enter total revenue received from Medicare (including DSH and IME).....
5
60,576,490
6
Enter Medicare allowable costs of care relating to payments on line 5.....
6
141,862,215
7
Subtract line 6 from line 5. This is the surplus (or shortfall)........
7
-81,285,725
8
Describe in Part VI the extent to which any shortfall reported in line 7 should be treated as community benefit.Also describe in Part VI the costing methodology or source used to determine the amount reported on line 6.Check the box that describes the method used:
Section C. Collection Practices
9a
Did the organization have a written debt collection policy during the tax year? ..........
9a
Yes
 
b
If "Yes," did the organization’s collection policy that applied to the largest number of its patients during the tax year
contain provisions on the collection practices to be followed for patients who are known to qualify for financial assistance? Describe in Part VI .........................

9b

Yes

 
Part IV
Management Companies and Joint Ventures(owned 10% or more by officers, directors, trustees, key employees, and physicians—see instructions)
(a) Name of entity (b) Description of primary
activity of entity
(c) Organization's
profit % or stock
ownership %
(d) Officers, directors,
trustees, or key
employees' profit %
or stock ownership %
(e) Physicians'
profit % or stock
ownership %
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
Schedule H (Form 990) 2022
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Part VFacility Information
Section A. Hospital Facilities
(list in order of size from largest to smallest—see instructions)How many hospital facilities did the organization operate during the tax year?1Name, address, primary website address, and state license number (and if a group return, the name and EIN of the subordinate hospital organization that operates the hospital facility)
Licensed Hospital General Medical and Surgical Children's Hospital Teaching Hospital Critical Access Hospital Research Facility ER-24Hours ER-Other Other (describe) Facility reporting group
1 CENTRAL VERMONT MEDICAL CENTER
130 FISHER ROAD
BERLIN,VT05602
WWW.CVMC.ORG
47001
X X         X      
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Part VFacility Information (continued)

Section B. Facility Policies and Practices

(Complete a separate Section B for each of the hospital facilities or facility reporting groups listed in Part V, Section A)
CENTRAL VERMONT MEDICAL CENTER
Name of hospital facility or letter of facility reporting group  
Line number of hospital facility, or line numbers of hospital facilities in a facility
reporting group (from Part V, Section A):
1
Yes No
Community Health Needs Assessment
1 Was the hospital facility first licensed, registered, or similarly recognized by a state as a hospital facility in the current tax year or the immediately preceding tax year?........................ 1   No
2 Was the hospital facility acquired or placed into service as a tax-exempt hospital in the current tax year or the immediately preceding tax year? If “Yes,” provide details of the acquisition in Section C............... 2   No
3 During the tax year or either of the two immediately preceding tax years, did the hospital facility conduct a community health needs assessment (CHNA)? If "No," skip to line 12...................... 3 Yes  
If "Yes," indicate what the CHNA report describes (check all that apply):
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
i
j
4 Indicate the tax year the hospital facility last conducted a CHNA: 20 21
5 In conducting its most recent CHNA, did the hospital facility take into account input from persons who represent the broad interests of the community served by the hospital facility, including those with special knowledge of or expertise in public health? If "Yes," describe in Section C how the hospital facility took into account input from persons who represent the community, and identify the persons the hospital facility consulted ................. 5 Yes  
6 a Was the hospital facility’s CHNA conducted with one or more other hospital facilities? If "Yes," list the other hospital facilities in Section C.................................. 6a   No
b Was the hospital facility’s CHNA conducted with one or more organizations other than hospital facilities?” If “Yes,” list the other organizations in Section C. ............................ 6b Yes  
7 Did the hospital facility make its CHNA report widely available to the public?.............. 7 Yes  
If "Yes," indicate how the CHNA report was made widely available (check all that apply):
a
b
c
d
8 Did the hospital facility adopt an implementation strategy to meet the significant community health needs
identified through its most recently conducted CHNA? If "No," skip to line 11. ..............
8 Yes  
9 Indicate the tax year the hospital facility last adopted an implementation strategy: 20 21
10 Is the hospital facility's most recently adopted implementation strategy posted on a website?......... 10 Yes  
a If "Yes" (list url): SEE SECTION C
b If "No," is the hospital facility’s most recently adopted implementation strategy attached to this return? ...... 10b    
11 Describe in Section C how the hospital facility is addressing the significant needs identified in its most recently conducted CHNA and any such needs that are not being addressed together with the reasons why such needs are not being addressed.
12a Did the organization incur an excise tax under section 4959 for the hospital facility's failure to conduct a CHNA as required by section 501(r)(3)?............................... 12a   No
b If "Yes" on line 12a, did the organization file Form 4720 to report the section 4959 excise tax?........ 12b    
c If "Yes" on line 12b, what is the total amount of section 4959 excise tax the organization reported on Form 4720 for all of its hospital facilities? $  

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Part VFacility Information (continued)

Financial Assistance Policy (FAP)
CENTRAL VERMONT MEDICAL CENTER
Name of hospital facility or letter of facility reporting group  
Yes No
Did the hospital facility have in place during the tax year a written financial assistance policy that:
13 Explained eligibility criteria for financial assistance, and whether such assistance included free or discounted care? 13 Yes  
If “Yes,” indicate the eligibility criteria explained in the FAP:
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
14 Explained the basis for calculating amounts charged to patients?................. 14 Yes  
15 Explained the method for applying for financial assistance?................... 15 Yes  
If “Yes,” indicate how the hospital facility’s FAP or FAP application form (including accompanying instructions) explained the method for applying for financial assistance (check all that apply):
a
b
c
d
e
16 Was widely publicized within the community served by the hospital facility?........ 16 Yes  
If "Yes," indicate how the hospital facility publicized the policy (check all that apply):
a
SEE SECTION C
b
SEE SECTION C
c
d
e
f
g
h
i
j
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Part VFacility Information (continued)

Billing and Collections
CENTRAL VERMONT MEDICAL CENTER
Name of hospital facility or letter of facility reporting group  
Yes No
17 Did the hospital facility have in place during the tax year a separate billing and collections policy, or a written financial assistance policy (FAP) that explained all of the actions the hospital facility or other authorized party may take upon nonpayment?.................................. 17 Yes  
18 Check all of the following actions against an individual that were permitted under the hospital facility's policies during the tax year before making reasonable efforts to determine the individual’s eligibility under the facility’s FAP:
a
b
c
d
e
f
19 Did the hospital facility or other authorized party perform any of the following actions during the tax year before making reasonable efforts to determine the individual’s eligibility under the facility’s FAP?............ 19   No
If "Yes," check all actions in which the hospital facility or a third party engaged:
a
b
c
d
e
20 Indicate which efforts the hospital facility or other authorized party made before initiating any of the actions listed (whether or not checked) in line 19. (check all that apply):
a
b
c
d
e
f
Policy Relating to Emergency Medical Care
21 Did the hospital facility have in place during the tax year a written policy relating to emergency medical care that required the hospital facility to provide, without discrimination, care for emergency medical conditions to individuals regardless of their eligibility under the hospital facility’s financial assistance policy?.................. 21 Yes  
If "No," indicate why:
a
b
c
d
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Part VFacility Information (continued)

Charges to Individuals Eligible for Assistance Under the FAP (FAP-Eligible Individuals)
CENTRAL VERMONT MEDICAL CENTER
Name of hospital facility or letter of facility reporting group  
Yes No
22 Indicate how the hospital facility determined, during the tax year, the maximum amounts that can be charged to FAP-eligible individuals for emergency or other medically necessary care.
a
b
c
d
23 During the tax year, did the hospital facility charge any FAP-eligible individual to whom the hospital facility provided emergency or other medically necessary services more than the amounts generally billed to individuals who had insurance covering such care? ............................... 23   No
If "Yes," explain in Section C.
24 During the tax year, did the hospital facility charge any FAP-eligible individual an amount equal to the gross charge for any service provided to that individual? ........................... 24   No
If "Yes," explain in Section C.
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Part V
Facility Information (continued)
Section C. Supplemental Information for Part V, Section B. Provide descriptions required for Part V, Section B, lines 2, 3j, 5, 6a, 6b, 7d, 11, 13b, 13h, 15e, 16j, 18e, 19e, 20a, 20b, 20c, 20d, 20e, 21c, 21d, 23, and 24. If applicable, provide separate descriptions for each hospital facility in a facility reporting group, designated by facility reporting group letter and hospital facility line number from Part V, Section A (“A, 1,” “A, 4,” “B, 2,” “B, 3,” etc.) and name of hospital facility.
Form and Line Reference Explanation
PART V, SECTION B, LINE 3E IN ACCORDANCE WITH REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH IN THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT AND IN SUPPORT OF ITS COMMUNITY MISSION, CENTRAL VERMONT MEDICAL CENTER (CVMC) COMPLETED A 2022-2025 COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT (CHNA) AND A SUPPORTING THREE-YEAR IMPLEMENTATION PLAN. THE CURRENT CHNA IS A CONTINUATION OF PAST ASSESSMENTS CONDUCTED SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 2013. THE CHNA SEEKS TO EXPAND UPON PAST ASSESSMENTS TO STRENGTHEN COMMUNITY AND POPULATION HEALTH MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES, WITH A FOCUS ON SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH AND HEALTH EQUITY, WHICH IS CONSISTENT WITH PRIOR ASSESSMENTS. THE 2022-2025 CHNA FOCUSES ON CVMC'S PRIMARY SERVICE AREA IN WASHINGTON COUNTY. THE 2022-2025 CHNA IS BEING CONDUCTED IN COLLABORATION WITH THRIVE, CENTRAL VERMONT'S ACCOUNTABLE COMMUNITY FOR HEALTH. CVMC HAS ALSO CONTRACTED WITH COMMUNITY RESEARCH CONSULTING (CRC) WHO ASSISTED IN CONDUCTING THE CURRENT CHNA AND OVERSEES THE FY2023 CHNA RESEARCH AND REPORTING. REPRESENTATIVES FROM CVMC, THRIVE, AND COMMUNITY ACTION NETWORK (CAN) REVIEWED THE COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT (CHNA) FINDINGS IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE VERMONT DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH 2019-23 STATE HEALTH IMPROVEMENT PLAN (SHIP) TO DETERMINE THE MOST PRESSING NEEDS IMPACTING RESIDENTS ACROSS WASHINGTON COUNTY AND THE CVMC SERVICE AREA. THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA WERE APPLIED TO DETERMINE PRIORITIES ON WHICH TO FOCUS COMMUNITY WIDE HEALTH IMPROVEMENT EFFORTS. CHNA FINDINGS PRIORITIZATION CRITERIA: - SCOPE: HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE AFFECTED? - SEVERITY: HOW CRITICAL IS THE ISSUE? - ABILITY TO IMPACT: CAN WE ACHIEVE THE DESIRED OUTCOME? - COMMUNITY READINESS: IS THE COMMUNITY PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION? APPLYING THESE CRITERIA TO THE LIST OF TOP HEALTH NEEDS IDENTIFIED BY THE CHNA RESEARCH, THRIVE AND CAN MEMBERS RANKED AND ORDERED THE COMMUNITY'S HEALTH NEEDS IN THE FOLLOWING ORDER. 1. DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION 2. CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION 3. MENTAL HEALTH 4. SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS 5. SOCIAL DRIVERS OF HEALTH THE 2022-2025 CHNA PRELIMINARY FINDINGS: OVERALL, WASHINGTON COUNTY CONTINUES TO BE A HEALTHIER COMMUNITY, SUPPORTED BY NATURAL RESOURCES, BETTER ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE, AND A COLLABORATIVE NETWORK OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICE PROVIDERS. THE TOP AREAS OF HEALTH NEED ARE CONSISTENT WITH THE 2022-2025 CHNA PRIORITY AREAS AND HAVE BEEN GREATLY IMPACTED BY THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. THE 2022-2025 CHNA PRIORITIZED THE HEALTH NEEDS AND ALIGNED WITH THE VERMONT DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SHIP PRIORITIES, PROMOTING COLLABORATION BETWEEN PUBLIC HEALTH, HOSPITAL, AND COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS. AS A RESULT OF THE CHNA PROCESS, SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENT HAS OCCURRED WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. ALTHOUGH IT TAKES TIME TO EVALUATE WHETHER OR NOT SPECIFIC ACTIONS ARE MOVING THE NEEDLE ON ISSUES, THE ORGANIZATION FIRMLY BELIEVES THAT THE ACTIONS TAKEN AND FUNDING PROVIDED HAVE HAD A POSITIVE IMPACT ON THE COMMUNITY.
PART V, SECTION B, LINE 5 THE CHNA INCLUDED AN IN-DEPTH REVIEW OF PRIMARY AND SECONDARY DATA TO COLLECT AND ANALYZE HEALTH TRENDS, SOCIO-ECONOMIC DATA, AND STAKEHOLDER PERSPECTIVES, TO INFORM COMMUNITY HEALTH PLANNING. PRIMARY STUDY METHODS WERE USED TO SOLICIT INPUT FROM HEALTH CARE CONSUMERS AND KEY STAKEHOLDERS REPRESENTING THE BROAD INTERESTS OF THE COMMUNITY. SECONDARY STUDY METHODS WERE USED TO IDENTIFY AND ANALYZE STATISTICAL DEMOGRAPHIC AND HEALTH TRENDS. COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT WAS AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE CHNA WITH WIDE PARTICIPATION BY MORE THAN 1,500 COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS WHO PARTICIPATED IN SURVEYS, FOCUS GROUPS, PLANNING MEETINGS, AND OTHER DIALOGUE. SPECIFIC CHNA STUDY METHODS INCLUDED: -AN ANALYSIS OF SECONDARY DATA SOURCES, INCLUDING NATIONAL AND STATE HEALTH STATISTICS, DEMOGRAPHIC AND SOCIAL MEASURES, AND HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION DATA. -AN ELECTRONIC KEY STAKEHOLDER SURVEY WITH 171 COMMUNITY REPRESENTATIVES TO SOLICIT INFORMATION ABOUT PERCEIVED HEALTH PRIORITIES, PERSPECTIVES ON EMERGING HEALTH TRENDS, AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO ADVANCE COMMUNITY HEALTH AND WELL-BEING STRATEGIES. -A COMMUNITY MEMBER SURVEY COMPLETED BY 1,344 RESIDENTS TO COLLECT COMMUNITY PERSPECTIVES ON HEALTH CONCERNS, BARRIERS TO CARE, AND RECOMMENDATIONS, AND RELATED INSIGHTS. -VIRTUAL FOCUS GROUPS WITH INDIVIDUALS REPRESENTING BLACK, INDIGENOUS, AND PEOPLE OF COLOR (BIPOC) AND LGBTQIA+ COMMUNITIES. -INDIVIDUAL AND SMALL GROUP INTERVIEWS WITH HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCY REPRESENTATIVES, INCLUDING CVMC, CENTRAL VERMONT HOME HEALTH AND HOSPICE, GREEN MOUNTAIN UNITED WAY, PEOPLE'S HEALTH AND WELLNESS CLINIC, TURNING POINT OF CENTRAL VERMONT, AND WASHINGTON COUNTY SUBSTANCE ABUSE REGIONAL PARTNERSHIP. INPUT WAS RECEIVED FROM PERSONS REPRESENTING BROAD INTERESTS OF THE COMMUNITY, INCLUDING LEADERS WITH SPECIAL KNOWLEDGE AND OR EXPERTISE AS WELL AS COMMUNITY RESIDENTS. THE CHNA COMMUNITY STEERING GROUP DISTRIBUTED A COMMUNITY SURVEY THAT WAS COMPLETED BY MORE THAN 1,500 RESIDENTS. IN ADDITION, THE GROUP CIRCULATED A KEY INFORMANT SURVEY THROUGH THRIVE TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS WITH SPECIAL KNOWLEDGE OF COMMUNITY HEALTH STATUS, AND CONDUCTED ADDITIONAL INTERVIEWS WITH 33 KEY INFORMANT STAKEHOLDERS TO OBTAIN A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF NEEDS AMONG UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS. INPUT WAS COLLECTED, STARTING IN THE BEGINNING OF FALL 2021 AND CONCLUDING DURING THE SUMMER OF 2022.
PART V, SECTION B, LINE 6B THE 2022-2025 CHNA WAS CONDUCTED IN COLLABORATION WITH THRIVE, THE REGIONAL ACCOUNTABLE COMMUNITY FOR HEALTH. THIS MULTI-AGENCY COALITION, MADE UP OF HEALTH PROVIDERS, SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCIES, GOVERNMENT, CIVIC, AND RELIGIOUS ENTITIES, AND NUMEROUS OTHER COMMUNITY PARTNERS, IS DEDICATED TO IMPROVING HEALTH FOR THE RESIDENTS OF WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN ORANGE COUNTIES. THRIVE MEMBERS PLAYED AN INTEGRAL ROLE IN OVERSEEING DATA COLLECTION AND REVIEWING FINDINGS TO DETERMINE COMMUNITY HEALTH PRIORITIES BASED ON THE CHNA STUDY. IN ADDITION TO THRIVE MEMBERS, MORE THAN 1,500 COMMUNITY RESIDENTS SHARED THEIR PERSPECTIVES ON COMMUNITY NEEDS THROUGH SURVEYS AND OPEN DIALOGUE. WE VALUE THIS FEEDBACK AND RECOGNIZE THAT ALL COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS PLAY AN INTEGRAL PART IN ADVANCING THE HEALTH OF CENTRAL VERMONT. THE CHNA REPORT PROVIDES AN IN-DEPTH VIEW OF THE MANY FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE HEALTH IN OUR COMMUNITY. KNOWING THAT SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC MEASURES OFTEN IMPACT HEALTH MORE THAN HEALTH CARE DELIVERY ALONE, WE SOUGHT TO DEMONSTRATE THE CORRELATION BETWEEN HEALTH DISPARITIES AND SOCIAL DRIVERS OF THE HEALTH ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS THAT IMPACT OUR HEALTH. IN RESPONSE TO THE FINDINGS FROM THE CHNA REPORT, CENTRAL VERMONT MEDICAL CENTER (CVMC) WORKED WITH OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO OUTLINE A PLAN TO GUIDE OUR COMMUNITY HEALTH AND BENEFIT ACTIVITIES FOR THE 2022-2025 PLANNING CYCLE. THROUGHOUT THIS PLANNING CYCLE, CVMC WILL CONTINUE TO EVALUATE OUR ACTIVITIES AND TRACK OUR PROGRESS TOWARD IMPROVING THE ISSUES THAT MOST IMPACT THE HEALTH OF OUR COMMUNITY. IN DOING SO, CVMC WILL CONTINUE TO COLLABORATE WITH OUR PARTNERS, EDUCATE OUR POLICY MAKERS, AND ENGAGE COMMUNITY RESIDENTS TO PROMOTE HEALTH FOR ALL RESIDENTS OF CENTRAL VERMONT.
PART V, SECTION B, LINES 7A, 7B AND 10A COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT https://www.cvmc.org/about-cvmc/community/community-health-needs-assessmen t https://gmcboard.vermont.gov/sites/gmcb/files/documents/CVMC_2022_CHNA_Fin al_Report_-_2022-06-16.pdf IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY https://www.cvmc.org/about-cvmc/community/community-health-needs-assessmen t HOSPITAL FACILITY WEBSITE: https://www.cvmc.org/sites/default/files/documents/CVMC-Financial-Assistan ce-Policy.pdf
PART V, SECTION B, LINE 11 CENTRAL VERMONT MEDICAL CENTER'S 2022-2025 CHNA IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY WAS APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FEBRUARY 2022. THIS SPECIFIC IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY SET OUT THE FOLLOWING OBJECTIVES TO EXPAND ACCESS TO HIGH-QUALITY, COMPREHENSIVE MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF PATIENTS, THEIR FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN WASHINGTON COUNTY: DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION: GOAL: CREATE A CARE ENVIRONMENT THAT HONORS THE DIVERSITY OF OUR COMMUNITY, CONTINUALLY EXPANDS CULTURAL KNOWLEDGE, AND ADAPTS SERVICES TO MEET THE CULTURALLY UNIQUE NEEDS OF PATIENTS, WOODRIDGE RESIDENTS, STAFF AND OUR COMMUNITY. OBJECTIVE 1: INCREASE CULTURAL AWARENESS AND HUMILITY AMONG STAFF AND PROVIDERS. STRATEGY 1: PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR LEADERSHIP, STAFF, PROVIDERS AND COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS TO CONNECT, SHARE AND LEARN VIA CROSS-CULTURAL ENGAGEMENT IN A SAFE, INCLUSIVE ENVIRONMENT. STRATEGY 2: INCORPORATE DIVERSE STAKEHOLDERS ON HOSPITAL-WIDE COMMITTEES TO DEVLEOP ORGANIZATIONSL PRORITIES FOR ENSURING HIGH-QUALITY OF CARE. -PATIENT AND FAMILY ADVISORS HAVE BEEN RECRUITED TO SIT ON COMMITTEES AND BRING THE PATIENT EXPERIENCE TO IMPROVEMENT EFFORTS. -IN FY23, CVMC HAD 27 PATIENT AND FAMILY ADVISOR ENGAGEMENTS AND AIMS TO INCREASE THAT BY 25% IN FY24. STRATEGY 3: MONITOR AND TRACK PATIENT EXPERIENCE SURVEYS TO ENSURE MEMBERS OF THE BIPOC COMMUNITY WHO RECEIVE CARE AT CVMC EXPERIENCE EQUITABLE CARE. OBJECTIVE 2: REDUCE DISPARTITIES IN OUTCOMES AMONG VULNERABLE PATIENT POPULATIONS. STRATEGY 1: ACCURATELY COLLECT SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND GENDER IDENTITY (SOGI) AND RACE ETHNICITY AND LANGUAGE (REAL) DATA IN MEDICAL RECORDS. -CVMC HAS A PROCESS TO ASSESS AND COLLECT SOGI DATA UPON ADMISSION. WE LEVERAGE STRATUS IPADS FOR INTERPRETER SERVICES TO ENSURE ALL PATIENTS HAVE ACCESS TO CLEAR COMMUNICATON WITH THEIR CARE TEAM MEMBERS. STRATEGY 2: TRACK AND COMPARE PATIENT TREATMENT AND OUTCOMES ACROSS VULNERABLE POPULATIONS. -CVMC RECEIVED A GRANT THROUGH THE VERMONT PROGRAM FOR QUALITY IN HEALTH CARE TO ADDRESS DISPARITIES IN RATES OF SCREENING FOR COLON CANCER. EARLY DATA INDICATES PATIENTS WITH MEDICAID ARE SCREENED AT A RATE 20% LOWER THAN THE GENRERAL POPULATION. -THE GRANT EFFORTS INCLUDED INCORPORATION OF AN ALGORITHM FOR SELECTING THE MOST APPROPRIATE COLON CANCER SCREENING METHOD, PROVIDER-FACING AND PATIENT-FACING EDUCATION SHEETS, AND A CONVERSATION DECISION AID TO HELP GUIDE PROVIDERS AND PATIENTS IN MAKING THE BEST CHOICE FOR THE PATIENT. OVER THE YEAR, WE OBSERVED FECAL IMMUNOCHEMICAL TESTS (FIT) BECOMING A LARGER PERCENTAGE OF COMPLETED COLON CANCER SCREENING STUDIES. THIS WORK IS ADVANCING HEALTH EQUITY BY INCREASING ACCESS TO LOWER BARRIER OPTIONS FOR THIS PREVENTIVE SERVICE. STRATEGY 3: REVIEW HOSPITAL-WIDE PROCESSES TO INCORPROATE CULTURALLY AND LINGUISTAICALLY APPROPRIATE SERVICES (CLAS). -CVMC USES BOTH IN-PERSON INTERPRETERS AS WELL AS IPADS TO INCORPORATE TELEVIDEO INTERPRETERS FOR NON-ENGLISH-SPEAKING INDIVIDUALS. OBJECTIVE 3: ENCOURAGE AND SEEK INPUT TO IMPROVE HEALTH EQUITY. STRATEGY 1: INCORPORATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR QUALITATIVE INPUT FROM PATIENTS, WOODRIDGE RESIDENTS, STAFF, PROVIDERS AND COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS. -VTCHEP GRANT FUNDING OF SEVERAL PROJECTS SUPPORTING DIVERSE POPULATIONS. -THROUGH THE VTCHEP GRANT, CVMC AND THRIVE ACCOUNTABLE COMMUNITY FOR HEALTH SUPPORTED SEVERAL ACTIVE LISTENING AND LEARNING SESSIONS WITH DIVERSE STAKEHOLDERS, INCLUDING: -74 COMMUNITY MEMBERS ENGAGED IN CONVERSATIONS AROUND DIVERSITY, HEALTH EQUITY AND THEIR EXPERIENCES WITHIN OUR SYSTEM OF CARE. -27 STAFF MEMBERS ACROSS SIX THRIVE LEADERSHIP PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS ENGAGED IN COFFEE AND CHAT CONVERSATIONS. THE TESTIMONIALS AND UNIQUE STORIES ARE THE FRAMEWORK FOR THE CREATION OF A THRIVE EQUITY COMMITMENT. STRATEGY 2: SUPPORT AND CULTIVATE OPPORTUNITES FOR COMMUNITY-WIDE CROSS-CULTURAL ENGAGEMENT. THE PROGRESS FOR THIS WORK IS CAPTURED THROUGHOUT ALL ACTIVITIES. STRATEGY 3: INVITE DIVERSE STAKEHOLDERS TO SERVE ON COMMITTEES THAT ADVANCE PATIENT CARE AND INFORM HOSPITAL-WIDE POLICIES. -THE DIRECTOR OF PATIENT EXPERIENCE IS ACTIVELY RECRUITING PATIENT AND FAMILY ADVISORS TO SIT ON COMMITTEES AND BRING THE PATIENT EXPERIENCE TO IMPROVEMENT EFFORTS. OBJECTIVE 4: INCREASE DIVERSITY OF STAFF AND PROVIDERS. STRATEGY 1: MODIFY RECRUITMENT AND HIRING PROCESSES TO ATTRACT AND SUPPORT DIVERSE STAFF AND INVEST IN WORKFORCE CAREER LADDERS FOR ENTRY-LEVEL POSITIONS: -MEDICAL ASSISTANT PROGRAM -LICENSED NURSE ASSISTANT PROGRAM -LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSE -PHLEBOTOMY PROGRAM -RESPIRATORY THERAPY PROGRAM -ASSOCIATE DEGREE NURSE -ACCELERATED BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING (ABSN) STRATEGY 2: GROW WORKFORCE PIPLINES, INCLUDING INTERNATIONAL STAFF RECRUITMENT, TO SHEPHERD DIVERSE CANDIDIDATES THROUGH HIRING AND SUCCESSFUL LONG-TERM EMPLOYMENT. -CVMC HAS SIGNED A CONTRACT WITH AVANTE TO SOURCE INTERNATIONS RNS. -CVMC HAS HOSTED SEVERAL WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PATHWAY INFORMATION SESSIONS DEDICATED TO HELPING EMPLOYEES LEARN ABOUT OTHER OPPORTUNITIES AND GROW THEIR OWN CAREER. OBJECTIVE 5: SUPPORT A SUSTAINABLE AND EQUITABLE COMMUNITY. STRATEGY 1: EVALUATE HIRING AND SUPPLY CHAIN PROCESSES. -THE NUTRITION AND FOOD SERVICES DEPARTMENT LAUNCHED AN INITIATIVE TO OFFER CULTURAL RECOGNITIONS OF CAFETERIA MEAL OFFERINGS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. -HUMAN RESOURCES IS NOW COLLECTING STAFF DIVERSITY DATA TO BETTER UNDERSTAND: EXISTING WORKFORCE DIMENSIONS OF DIVERSITY AND MEASURE MEANINGFUL CHANGE OVER TIME. -MEASURING THE RATE OF SELF-REPORTING BY STAFF OF RACE/ETHNICITY WITHIN WORKDAY. MEASURED AS THE PERCENTAGE OF STAFF FOR WHICH RACE/ETHNICITY DATA IN WORKDAY WAS LEFT BLANK. THE BASELINE IS 5%. STRATEGY 2: PURCHASE GOODS FROM LOCAL AND DIVERSE VENDORS. -LOCALLY SOURCED FOOD VENDORS INCLUDE: MAPLE WIND FARM, PAUL MAZZA PRODUCE, CABOT CREAMERS, BLACK RIVER PRODUCE AND MEATS, AND MACKENZIE MEATS, AMONG OTHERS. -MAPLE WIND FARM WAS THE MOST RECENT ADDITION IN 2023 AS A LOCAL AND SUSTAINABLE SOURCE FOR FRESH EGGS AND FRESH CHICKEN USED IN THE KITCHEN AT CVMC. -PARTICIPATE IN THE VERMONT FRESH NETWORK, AS WELL AS THE HEALTHLY FOOD IN HEALTH CARE PLEDGE THROUGH THE "HEALTH CARE WITHOUT HARM" NATIONAL ORGANIZATION. STRATEGY 3: CONTRIBUTE EXPERTISE TO ADVANCE COMMUNITY INITIATIVES. -SUPPORTED THE WASHINGTON COUNTY CRISIS INTERVENTION TEAM (CIT) BY PROVIDING STAFF EXPERTISE AND SUPPORT. -AS A MEMBER FOR THRIVE, CVMC PROVIDED $25,000 OF VTCHEP FUNDS IN SUPPORT TO NINE ORGANIZATIONS AND PROJECTS THAT DIRECTLY SUPPORT DIVERSE AND UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY. CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION: GOAL: IDENTIFY BARRIERS AND CHANGE PROCESSES TO ENSURE EQUITABLE ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE AND COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES. OBJECTIVE 1: PROMOTE UVM HEALTH NETWORK POPULATION HEALTH MANAGEMENT STRATEGY THROUGH IMPROVED CLINICAL COMMUNICATION AND COORDINATION OF CARE. STRATEGY 1: CONTINUE THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF OUR PRIMARY CARE DELIVERY MODEL AND THE UVM HEALTH NETWORK POPULATION HEALTH SERVICES ORGANIZATION (PHSO). THE INTENT IS TO CREATE AN EXTENDED CARE TEAM OF RESOURCES INCLUDING CARE COORDINATION, SOCIAL SERVICES, HEALTH COACHING, AND MENTAL HEALTH AND RESOURCE COORDINATION TO POSITIVELY IMPACT CLINICAL HEALTH OUTCOMES FOR OUR PATIENTS, WOODRIDGE RESIDENTS AND OUR COMMUNITY, WHILE MAXIMIZING THE VALUE OF THE SERVICES WE PROVIDE. -CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PHSO AND ASSOCIATED HIGH VALUE CARE WORKFLOWS. SCREENINGS FOR SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH (SDOH) AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CONCERNS HAVE BEEN STANDARIZED AND CAPTURED DISCRETELY WITHIN THE MEDICAL RECORD. RISK-BASED ALGORITHMS ARE BEING LEVERAGED TO ASSIGN PATIENTS INTO A VALUE-BASED CARE PATHWAY AND ALIGN SCHEDULED VISIT VOLUMES, CARE MANAGEMENT AND ADDITIONAL RESOURCES TO SUPPORT THE PATIENT IN MANAGING THEIR HEALTH, BASED ON THEIR LEVEL OF NEED. -PARTICIPATING AND ACTIVELY PROMOTING USE OF E-CONSULTS TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO SPECIALTY CARE. RATHER THAN PLACING A REFERRAL AND WAITING FOR THE PATIENT TO BE SEEN, A PROVIDER CAN SEND A VERY TARGETED QUESTION TO A SPECIALIST AND RECEIVE A RESPONSE THAT CAN BE INCORPORATED INTO THE PATIENT CARE PLAN, AVOIDING FURTHER DELAYS. OBJECTIVE 2: REDUCE DISPARITIES IN CHRONIC DISEASE PREVALENCE AND DEATH RATES. STRATEGY 1: CVMC PRIMARY CARE AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS WILL IDENTIFY COLLABORATIVE OPPORTUNITIES TO IMPROVE CARE AND SERVICE. -CVMC LAUNCHED 12 EVIDENCE-BASED HEALTHY LIVING WORKSHOPS AIMED AT IMPROVING HEALTH AND WELL-BEING. WORKSHOPS FOCUS ON CONDITIONS OF HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE, CHRONIC PAIN MANAGEMENT, DIABETES PREVENTION, DIABETES SELF-MANAGEMENT AND TOBACCO CESSATION AND SUPPORT PARTICIPATS IN LEARNING THE SKILLS AND BEHAVOIRS NEEDED FOR SUSTAINED HEALTH. -WORK ADVANCES WITH OUR LOCAL PARTNERS AT CENTRAL VERMONT HOME HEALTH AND HOSPICE (CVHHH), WASHINGTON COUNTY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES (WCMHS), WOODRIDGE AND LOCAL SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES TO IMPROVE CARE COORDINATION AND TRANSITIONS OF CARE TO GET PATIENTS TO THE APPROPRIATE CARE SETTIN
PART V, SECTION B, LINE 15E FROM REGISTRATION, PATIENTS ARE ROUTINELY REFERRED TO THE CVMC FINANCIAL ADVOCACY DEPARTMENT OR COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT DEPARTMENT. BOTH AREAS PROVIDE KNOWLEDGE AND ASSISTANCE IN THE APPLICATION PROCESS FOR CHARITY AND OTHER APPLICABLE FUNDING SOURCES. ADVOCATES ACTIVELY EDUCATE ALL INPATIENT, OBSERVATION AND OUTPATIENT INVASIVE SERVICE PATIENTS OF OUR PROGRAM, PRIOR TO OR CONCURRENT WITH THE PATIENTS' STAY, SUBSEQUENTLY AIDING IN THE APPLICATION PROCESS FOR STATE AID AND CENTRAL VERMONT MEDICAL CENTER'S FINANCIAL PROGRAM. WHILE THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY DOES NOT PROVIDE A LIST OF "EXTERNAL" CONTACT INFORMATION FOR NON-CENTRAL VERMONT MEDICAL CENTER PARTIES OR AGENCIES WHO MAY ASSIST PATIENTS IN THE APPLICATION PROCESS, APPLICATION COMPLETION AID IS WELL PUBLISHED WITH MULTIPLE EXTERNAL ORGANIZATIONS AND THE CENTRAL VERMONT MEDICAL CENTER COMMUNITY HEALTH ASSISTANCE TEAM MEMBERS ARE AVAILABLE TO ASSIST OUR PATIENTS. IT IS ALSO IMPORTANT TO NOTE, PATIENTS ARE REVIEWED IN ADVANCE OF SERVICE FOR POTENTIAL HARDSHIP; THE UNINSURED AND UNDERINSURED PATIENTS WHO ARE IDENTIFIED ARE ACTIVELY COUNSELED WITH HELP FOR GOVERNMENT AND EXCHANGE PROGRAMS AS WELL AS ASSISTANCE IN THE CENTRAL VERMONT MEDICAL CENTER FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
PART V, SECTION B, LINES 16A, 16B & 16C: FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY (FAP) RESOURCES THE FAP, THE FAP APPLICATION FORM, AND A PLAIN LANGUAGE SUMMARY OF THE FAP IS AVAILABLE AND PUBLISHED ON THE CENTRAL VERMONT MEDICAL CENTER FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE WEBPAGE LOCATED AT: https://www.cvmc.org/patients-visitors/patient-financial-services/patient- financial-service-documents
PART V, SECTION B, LINE 16J WHILE THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY DOES NOT PROVIDE A LIST OF "EXTERNAL" CONTACT INFORMATION FOR NON-CENTRAL VERMONT MEDICAL CENTER PARTIES OR AGENCIES WHO MAY ASSIST PATIENTS IN THE APPLICATION PROCESS; THE APPLICATION COMPLETION AID IS WELL PUBLISHED WITH MULTIPLE EXTERNAL ORGANIZATIONS AND THE CENTRAL VERMONT MEDICAL CENTER COMMUNITY HEALTH ASSISTANCE TEAM MEMBERS ARE AVAILABLE TO ASSIST OUR PATIENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS. IT IS ALSO IMPORTANT TO NOTE, PATIENTS ARE REVIEWED IN ADVANCE OF SERVICE FOR POTENTIAL HARDSHIP; THE UNINSURED AND UNDERINSURED PATIENTS WHO ARE IDENTIFIED ARE ACTIVELY COUNSELED WITH HELP FOR GOVERNMENT AND EXCHANGE PROGRAMS AS WELL AS ASSISTANCE IN THE CENTRAL VERMONT MEDICAL CENTER FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
PART V, SECTION B, LINE 18F CVMC DID NOT INITIATE ANY OF THE ACTIONS DESCRIBED IN SCHEDULE H, PART V, SECTION B, LINE 18. HOWEVER, IF THE HOSPITAL HAD UNDERTAKEN ANY OF THE LISTED ACTIONS, THE FACILITY WOULD HAVE FIRST NOTIFIED PATIENTS OF ITS FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY ON ADMISSION, PRIOR TO DISCHARGE, AND IN COMMUNICATIONS WITH THE PATIENTS REGARDING THEIR BILLS. ADDITIONALLY, CVMC WOULD HAVE DOCUMENTED DETERMINATION OF WHETHER PATIENTS WERE ELIGIBLE FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE UNDER THE HOSPITAL FACILITY'S FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY. PART V, SECTION B, LINE 20A THE CENTRAL VERMONT MEDICAL CENTER'S BAD DEBT POLICY PROVIDES THAT CVMC SHALL NOT TAKE ANY EXTRAORDINARY COLLECTION ACTIONS.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
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Part VFacility Information (continued)

Section D. Other Health Care Facilities That Are Not Licensed, Registered, or Similarly Recognized as a Hospital Facility
(list in order of size, from largest to smallest)
How many non-hospital health care facilities did the organization operate during the tax year?1
Name and address Type of Facility (describe)
1 CVMC - WOODRIDGE NURSING HOME
142 Woodridge Drive
BERLIN,VT05602
SKILLED NURSING FACILITY
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Schedule H (Form 990) 2022
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Part VI
Supplemental Information
Provide the following information.
1 Required descriptions. Provide the descriptions required for Part I, lines 3c, 6a, and 7; Part II and Part III, lines 2, 3, 4, 8 and 9b.
2 Needs assessment. Describe how the organization assesses the health care needs of the communities it serves, in addition to any CHNAs reported in Part V, Section B.
3 Patient education of eligibility for assistance. Describe how the organization informs and educates patients and persons who may be billed for patient care about their eligibility for assistance under federal, state, or local government programs or under the organization’s financial assistance policy.
4 Community information. Describe the community the organization serves, taking into account the geographic area and demographic constituents it serves.
5 Promotion of community health. Provide any other information important to describing how the organization’s hospital facilities or other health care facilities further its exempt purpose by promoting the health of the community (e.g., open medical staff, community board, use of surplus funds, etc.).
6 Affiliated health care system. If the organization is part of an affiliated health care system, describe the respective roles of the organization and its affiliates in promoting the health of the communities served.
7 State filing of community benefit report. If applicable, identify all states with which the organization, or a related organization, files a community benefit report.
Form and Line Reference Explanation
SCHEDULE H, PART VI, LINE 1 THE ORGANIZATION'S REQUIRED SCHEDULE H SPECIFIC LINE ITEM DESCRIPTIONS ARE AS FOLLOWS:
PART I, LINES 3A-C: TO QUALIFY FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, AN ELIGIBLE PATIENT MUST PASS BOTH AN INCOME AND ASSETS TEST. INCOME IS SET AT A MAXIMUM OF 400% OF FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL GUIDELINES ("FPLG") AND THE ASSETS TEST IS SET AT $50,000 LIQUID ASSETS, AS FURTHER DEFINED AND DESCRIBED IN THE POLICY. ASSISTANCE IS GRANTED BASED UPON THE PATIENT'S INCOME FPLG.
PART I, LINE 7: CENTRAL VERMONT MEDICAL CENTER USES THE AXIOM COST ACCOUNTING SYSTEM TO CALCULATE THE AMOUNTS REPORTED IN THE TABLE ON LINE 7. THE COST ACCOUNTING SYSTEM ADDRESSES ALL PATIENT SEGMENTS, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, INPATIENT, OUTPATIENT, EMERGENCY ROOM, PRIVATE INSURANCE, MEDICAID, MEDICARE, UNINSURED AND SELF PAY. THE COST-TO-CHARGE RATIO DERIVED FROM WORKSHEET 2 WAS ALSO USED FOR SOME OF THE FIGURES REPORTED IN THE TABLE ON LINE 7. THE CENTRAL VERMONT MEDICAL CENTER'S ANNUAL MEDICAID PROVIDER TAX IS ASSESSED ON VERMONT ACUTE CARE HOSPITALS BY THE STATE OF VERMONT. THE TAX ASSESSMENT IS CALCULATED AS 6% OF A HOSPITAL'S BASE YEAR NET PATIENT CARE REVENUE.
PART I, LINE 7, COLUMN (F): THE AMOUNT OF BAD DEBT EXPENSE INCLUDED ON FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 25, BUT SUBTRACTED FOR PURPOSES OF CALCULATING THE AMOUNT REPORTED ON LINE 7(F) IS $0. PATIENT-RELATED BAD DEBT IN THE AMOUNT OF $8,327,903 IS NETTED FROM PATIENT REVENUE IN PART VIII, LINE 2.
PART III, LINE 2: CENTRAL VERMONT MEDICAL CENTER'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS INCLUDE A FOOTNOTE DESCRIBING BAD DEBT EXPENSE. RECEIVABLES ARE REPORTED NET OF AN ALLOWANCE FOR DOUBTFUL ACCOUNTS. THE PROVISION FOR PATIENT RELATED BAD DEBT IS REPORTED AS A DEDUCTION FROM GROSS REVENUE. THIS EXPENSE IS DETERMINED AS A PERCENTAGE OF GROSS PATIENT SERVICE REVENUE BASED ON ACTUAL WRITE-OFF HISTORY, REVIEWED ON A QUARTERLY BASIS AND ADJUSTED ON A SEMI-ANNUAL BASIS.
PART III, LINE 3: DISCOUNTS AND PAYMENTS ON PATIENT ACCOUNTS ARE NETTED AGAINST THE TOTAL GROSS CHARGES WHEN DETERMINING BAD DEBT EXPENSE. THE $166,558 REFLECTS THE ADJUSTED BAD DEBT EXPENSE FOR ALL PATIENTS WHO SUBMITTED AN INITIAL APPLICATION, BUT UPON FOLLOW-UP, DID NOT RESPOND TO REQUESTS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION.
PART III, LINE 4: PLEASE REFERENCE FOOTNOTE NUMBER 4 ON PAGE 25 IN THE FISCAL YEAR 2023 AUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
PART III, LINE 8: THE AMOUNT REPORTED IN PART III, LINE 6, MEDICARE ALLOWABLE COSTS OF CARE, IS DERIVED FROM CENTRAL VERMONT MEDICAL CENTER'S FYE 9/30/23 MEDICARE COST REPORT, WORKSHEET D-1, COMPUTATION OF INPATIENT OPERATING COSTS, AND WORKSHEET E PART B, CALCULATION OF OUTPATIENT SETTLEMENT. WHILE CVMC HAS HISTORICALLY FOLLOWED THE CATHOLIC HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION'S GUIDANCE AND HAS NOT CONSIDERED ANY MEDICARE SHORTFALL (REPORTED IN PART III, LINE 7) AS A COMMUNITY BENEFIT, IT IS LIKELY THAT SOME PORTION OF MEDICARE PATIENTS WOULD HAVE QUALIFIED FOR CHARITY CARE UNDER OUR POLICIES IN THE ABSENCE OF MEDICARE COVERAGE, SUCH THAT SHORTFALLS ASSOCIATED WITH THOSE PATIENTS WOULD OTHERWISE HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN OUR COMMUNITY BENEFITS.
PART III, LINE 9B: THE COLLECTION PROCESS IN PLACE AT CENTRAL VERMONT MEDICAL CENTER (CVMC) INCLUDES GENERATION OF MONTHLY STATEMENTS, FOLLOWED BY A PRE-COLLECTION LETTER OVER THE COURSE OF 120 DAYS. IN THE CASE OF UNDELIVERABLE MAIL, EFFORTS WILL BE MADE TO REACH THE PATIENT BY TELEPHONE. IF A NEW BILLING ADDRESS IS OBTAINED, THE 120 DAY WINDOW WILL BEGIN AGAIN. IF NO CONTACT CAN BE MADE AND PAYMENT IS NOT RECEIVED WITHIN THE REVISED 120 DAY WINDOW, THE ACCOUNT WILL BE REFERRED TO A COLLECTION AGENCY. IF CONTACT IS MADE, THE PATIENT WILL BE OFFERED A BUDGET PLAN. ALL STATEMENTS, LETTERS AND CONTACT WILL INCLUDE THE FACT THAT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IS AVAILABLE. REASONABLE EFFORTS WILL BE MADE TO DETERMINE IF A PATIENT IS ELIGIBLE FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PRIOR TO BALANCE TRANSFER TO COLLECTIONS. REASONABLE EFFORTS MAY INCLUDE THE USE OF PRESUMPTIVE SCORING, THE NOTIFICATION AND PROCESSING OF APPLICATIONS AND NOTIFICATION BEFORE, DURING AND AFTER CARE. CVMC WILL PROCESS APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED BY INDIVIDUALS DURING THE APPLICATION PERIOD WHICH BEGINS ON THE DATE A BILLING STATEMENT FOR THE PATIENT BALANCE OF CARE IS PRESENTED AND ENDS 240 DAYS LATER. IF AT THE END OF THE 120 NOTIFICATION PERIOD AND ACCOUNT HAS BEEN REFERRED TO A COLLECTION AGENCY AND AN APPLICATION IS RECEIVED AND GRANTED WITHIN THE 240 DAY APPLICATION PERIOD, ACCOUNTS SHALL BE RECALLED FROM THE AGENCY AND PROCESSED UNDER THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
NEEDS ASSESSMENT PART VI, LINE 2 THE COMPREHENSIVE 2022-2025 CHNA INCLUDED AN IN-DEPTH REVIEW OF PRIMARY AND SECONDARY DATA, HEALTH TRENDS, SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATISTICS, STAKEHOLDER PERCEPTIONS AND OTHER INFORMATION. CVMC AND THRIVE ANALYZED THE DATA TO ALIGN WITH THE VERMONT DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH STATE HEALTH IMPROVEMENT PLAN (SHIP) TO INFORM COMMUNITY HEALTH PLANNING. PRIMARY STUDY METHODS WERE USED TO SOLICIT INPUT FROM HEALTH CARE CONSUMERS AND KEY COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS REPRESENTING THE BROAD INTERESTS OF THE COMMUNITY. SECONDARY STUDY METHODS WERE USED TO IDENTIFY AND ANALYZE STATISTICAL DEMOGRAPHIC AND HEALTH TRENDS. COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT WAS AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE 2022-2025 CHNA WITH WIDE PARTICIPATION FROM NEARLY 1,500 COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS WHO PARTICIPATED IN SURVEYS, FOCUS GROUPS, PLANNING MEETINGS, AND OTHER DIALOGUE. IN ADDITION TO THE TRIENNIAL CHNA, CVMC REGULARY MONITORS THE HEALTH NEEDS OF THE CENTRAL VERMONT COMMUNITY, THROUGH THRIVE, THE REGIONAL ACCOUNTABLE COMMUNITY FOR HEALTH (ACH). THRIVE MEMBERS HOLD REGULAR MEETINGS TO SUPPORT THE INTEGRATION OF HIGH-QUALITY MEDICAL CARE, MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE TREATMENT SERVICES, AND SOCIAL SERVICES, BOTH GOVERNMENTAL AND NON-GOVERNMENTAL, FOR THOSE IN NEED OF CARE. THRIVE ALSO STRIVES TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY WIDE PREVENTION EFFORTS ACROSS ITS DEFINED GEOGRAPHIC AREA TO REDUCE DISPARITIES IN THE DISTRIBUTION OF HEALTH AND WELLNESS. THE FOLLOWING ORGANIZATIONS AND AGENCIES ARE COLLECTIVELY REFERRED TO AS THE LEADERSHIP PARTNERS TEAM OF THRIVE: -BLUECROSS/BLUESHIELD OF VERMONT -CAPSTONE COMMUNITY ACTION -CENTRAL VERMONT COUNCIL ON AGING -CENTRAL VERMONT HOME HEALTH & HOSPICE -CENTRAL VERMONT MEDICAL CENTER -CENTRAL VERMONT REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSION -DOWNSTREET HOUSING & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT -FAMILY CENTER OF WASHINGTON COUNTY -GOOD SAMARITAN HAVEN -GREEN MOUNTAIN UNITED WAY -ONE CARE VERMONT -PEOPLE'S HEALTH & WELLNESS CLINIC -VERMONT AGENCY OF HUMAN SERVICES -VERMONT DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH -VERMONT FOODBANK -WASHINGTON COUNTY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES THE COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT IS AVAILABLE AT THE FOLLOWING WEB ADDRESS: https://www.cvmc.org/about-cvmc/community/community-health-needs-assessmen t
PATIENT EDUCATION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR ASSISTANCE PART VI, LINE 3 PATIENT EDUCATION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR ASSISTANCE: CENTRAL VERMONT MEDICAL CENTER USES A VARIETY OF METHODS TO INFORM, EDUCATE AND ASSIST PATIENTS IN IDENTIFYING PAYMENT SOURCES, INCLUDING STATE / FEDERAL PROGRAMS AS WELL AS OUR PATIENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. INFORM & EDUCATE: PATIENT EDUCATION IS PROVIDED ACROSS THE CONTINUUM OF CARE. PATIENT BENEFIT ADVISORS, FINANCIAL ADVOCATES, REGISTRARS, CASE MANAGERS, SOCIAL WORKERS AND CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVES ACTIVELY INFORM AND EDUCATE PATIENTS ON THE PROGRAM, GUIDELINES, REQUIREMENTS FROM: - PRE-ARRIVAL SCREENING/REGISTRATION TO POINT OF SALE EDUCATION AT REGISTRATION - AT THE BEDSIDE OF AN INPATIENT OR OBSERVATION PATIENT, AFTER DISCHARGE WITH CONTINUED FOLLOW-UP BY FINANCIAL ADVOCATES AND DURING THE SELF-PAY BILLING FOLLOW-UP PROCESS. PATIENTS ARE INFORMED OF THE PROGRAM, APPLICATIONS AND ASSISTANCE WITH COMPLETION ARE PROVIDED WITH FINANCIAL ADVOCATES ALSO PROVIDING EDUCATION AND ASSISTANCE FOR MEDICAID AND HEALTH INFORMATION EXCHANGE PROGRAMS, ALONG WITH ASSISTANCE IN APPLYING FOR THE CENTRAL VERMONT MEDICAL CENTER FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. PATIENTS ARE ROUTINELY REFERRED TO ADVOCATES AND ADVISORS IN ADVANCE OF SERVICE WITH ADVOCATES ACTIVELY ASSISTING PATIENTS WHO ARE ADMITTED TO THE ORGANIZATION URGENTLY OR EMERGENTLY. POLICIES, SUMMARIES AND APPLICATIONS ARE AVAILABLE AT ALL REGISTRATION LOCATIONS, THEY ARE REFERENCED IN ALL INTERVIEW PROCESSES AND FURTHER AVAILABLE IN THE WAITING AREAS. OUR ORGANIZATIONAL WEBSITES PROVIDE EDUCATION, APPLICATIONS, POLICIES, SUMMARIES, AND FAQ DOCUMENTS ALONG WITH CONTACT INFORMATION AS A PASSIVE MEANS OF COMMUNICATION IN ADDITION TO THE ACTIVE EDUCATION REFERENCED PREVIOUSLY. OUR BILLING STATEMENTS REFLECT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE HELP AND OUR COMMUNITY BENEFIT TEAM EDUCATE WITHIN THE COMMUNITY ON OUR PROGRAMS. APPLICATIONS AND INFORMATION ARE ADDITIONALLY AVAILABLE IN THE LOCAL COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS. ASSIST: - ALL INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT PROCEDURES ARE FINANCIALLY SCREENED TO IDENTIFY THE UNDERINSURED OR UNINSURED PATIENT POPULATION. PRIOR TO SERVICE, CONCURRENT WITH SERVICE AND POST SERVICE, OUR PATIENT FINANCIAL COUNSELORS WILL CALL AND/OR MEET WITH PATIENTS AND FAMILIES TO EDUCATE THEM ON THE AVAILABLE PROGRAMS AND WHERE APPLICABLE, ASSIST IN THE APPLICATION PROCESS. THIS INCLUDES STATE AND FEDERAL AID APPLICATIONS AND THE CENTRAL VERMONT MEDICAL CENTER CHARITY APPLICATION PROCESS. - OUR FINANCIAL COUNSELORS /ADVOCATES HAVE BEEN CERTIFIED AS ASSISTERS IN THE PROCESS FOR HEALTH EXCHANGE INSURANCE, MEDICAID AND THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS. COUNSELORS WILL ADDITIONALLY MEET WITH PATIENTS AT THE BEDSIDE TO HELP COMPLETE THE APPLICATIONS, PROVIDE DETAILS ON SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION NEEDS AND FACILITATE AND EXPEDITE THE REVIEW PROCESS UNTIL A NOTICE OF DECISION HAS BEEN RECEIVED.
COMMUNITY INFORMATION PART VI, LINE 4 COMMUNITY INFORMATION: CENTRAL VERMONT MEDICAL CENTER PRIMARILY SERVES RESIDENTS OF WASHINGTON COUNTY AND NEIGHBORING COMMUNITIES IN CALEDONIA, CHITTENDEN, LAMOILLE, AND ORANGE COUNTIES. DEMOGRAPHICS: -SINCE 2010, VERMONT SAW A SMALLER INCREASE IN POPULATION (+2.8%) THAN US OVERALL (+7.4%). THE WASHINGTON COUNTY POPULATION WAS GENERALLY STAGNANT, INCREASINGLY 0.5% OR 273 PEOPLE FROM 2010, ENDING WITH A POPULATION OF 59,807. -FROM 2010 TO 2020, THE WHITE POPULATION DECLINES -5.3%. THE LARGEST POPULATION INCREASES WERE SEEN AMONG MULTIRACIAL (+2,642 PEOPLE) AND OTHER RACE (+316 PEOPLE) INDIVIDUALS. DESPITE INCREASING DIVERSITY, THE WHITE POPLUATION IN WASHINGTON COUNTY IS APPROXIMATELY 90% OF RESIDENTS. -APPROXIMATELY 19% OF WASHINGTON COUNTY AND VERMONT RESIDENTS ARE AGED 65 OR OLDER COMPARED TO 15.6% NATIONWIDE. THE YOUTH POPULATION UNDER AGE 18 IS PROPORTIONATELY SMALLER IN WASHINGTON COUTY AND VERMONT THAN THE NATION, ESTIMATED AT 19% VERSUS 22.6%. -APPROXIMATELY 11% OF VERMONT AND WASHINGTON COUNTY RESIDENTS LIVE IN POVERTY COMPARED TO 13.4% NATIONALLY. -WITHIN WASHINGTON COUNTY, CHILDHOOD POVERTY IS HIGHER IN THE CABOT ZIP CODE 05647 (33.5%), WATERBURY CENTER ZIP CODE 05677 (27.0%), AND BARRE ZIP CODE 05641 (24.8%). -SINCE THE 2019 CHNA THE WASHINGTON COUNTY, POVERTY DECLINES FOR WHITE, BLACK/AFRICAN AMERICAN, AND LATINX RESIDENTS BUT INCREASED FOR ASIAN AND MULTIRACIAL RESIDENTS. NOTABLE, THE PROPORTION OF ASIAN RESIDENTS LIVING IN POVERTY INCREASED FROM 13.6% TO 22.4%. -IN WASHINGTON COUNTY, THE PERCENTAGE OF BLACK/AFRICAN AMERICAN RESIDENTS LIVING IN PVOVERTY (13.5%) DECLINED AND IS ONLY SLIGHTLY HIGHER THAN THE PERCENTAGE FOR WHITE RESIDENTS (10.1%), BUT THE MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME FOR BLACK/AFRICAN AMERICANS ($27,273) IS LESS THAN HALF THE MEDIAN INCOME FOR WHITES ($63,454). -APPROXIMATELY 29% OF HOMEOWNERS IN WASHINGTON COUNTY ARE CONSIDERED HOUSING COST BURDENED, A DECREASE FROM THE 2019 CHNA FINDING (31.2%) AND A SIMILAR PROPORTION AS THE STATE AND NATION OVERALL. -THE PERCENTAGE OF RENTERS COST BURDENED BY THEIR MONTHLY RENT EXPENSE DECLINED FROM THE 2019 CHNA, FROM 47.3% TO 42.9%, BUT STILL REPRESENTS MORE THAN 1 IN 4 RENTAL HOUSEHOLDS. -AS OF 2019, 12% OF VERMONT ADULTS HAD A CURRENT ASTHMA DIAGNOSIS COMPARED TO 8.9% NATIONALLY. WITHIN WASHINGTON COUNTY, AN ESTIMATED 10.7% OF ADULTS HAD AN ASTHMA DIAGNOSIS. ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE: -WASHINGTON COUNTY CONTINUES TO HAVE A LOWER PERCENTAGE OF UNINSURED RESIDENTS THAN THE STATE AND NATION AND MEETS THE HEALTHY PEOPLE 2030 GOAL OF 92.1% INSURED RESIDENTS. -CONSISTENT WITH PRIOR YEARS OF DATA, 25.5% OF RESIDENTS HAVE MEDICAID INSURANCE (ALONE OR IN COMBINATION WITH OTHER INSURANCE). THE PERCENTAGE OF MEDICARE INSURED RESIDENTS INCREASED SLIGHTLY FROM THE 2019 CHNA FROM 19.7% TO 20.9%, A FINDING CONSISTENT WITH THE COUNTY'S AGING DEMOGRAPHIC. -WASHINGON COUNTY HAS LOW UNINSURED PERCENTAGES ACROSS ALL REPORTED RACIAL AND ETHNIC GROUPS, EXCLUDING ASIANS. THE PERCENTAGE OF UNINSURED WASHINGTON COUNTY ASIAN RESIDENTS (13.2%) MORE THAN TRIPLED FROM FIVE YEARS AGO (3.8%) AND IS MORE THAN DOUBLE THE STATEWIDE PERCENTAGE (4.8%). -WASHINGTON COUNTY HAS MORE PRIMARY CARE PROVIDERS THAN THE REST OF THE STATE, AND THE RATE OF PROVIDERS INCREASED FROM THE 2019 CHNA, FROM 102.4 TO 106.6 PER 100,000. DESPITE HAVING BETTER AVAILABILITY OF PRIMARY CARE PROVIDERS, BOTH WASHINGTON COUNTY AND VERMONT OVERALL HAVE SLIGHTLY LOWER PERCENTAGES OF ADULTS ACCESSING ROUTINE CARE (72%-72.5%) COMPARED TO THE NATION (75%).
PROMOTION OF COMMUNITY HEALTH PART VI, LINE 5 AS A PARTNER IN THE UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT HEALTH NETWORK, CENTRAL VERMONT MEDICAL CENTER IS PART OF A REGION-WIDE EFFORT TO TRANSFORM HEALTH CARE THAT IS TRANSLATING TO BETTER CARE HERE IN OUR LOCAL CENTRAL VERMONT COMMUNITIES. IN ADDITION TO OUR NETWORK PARTNERSHIP, WE BELIEVE THAT MAINTAINING THE HIGHEST QUALITY CARE FOR OUR PATIENTS ALSO DEPENDS ON OUR SUPPORT AND COLLABORATION WITH THE MANY LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS THROUGHOUT CENTRAL VERMONT THAT ARE ALSO PROVIDING VITAL SERVICES TO OUR COMMUNITY. SOME OF OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS INCLUDE: A. CENTRAL VERMONT HOME HEALTH AND HOSPICE B. GREEN MOUNTAIN TRANSIT AUTHORITY (GMTA) C. GREEN MOUNTAIN UNITY WAY D. PEOPLE'S HEALTH AND WELLNESS CLINIC (PHWC) E. PHARMACIES F. VERMONT STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH G. WASHINGTON COUNTY MENTAL HEALTH THE MAJORITY OF CVMC'S GOVERNING BODY (BOARD OF TRUSTEES) IS COMPRISED OF INDIVIDUALS WHO RESIDE IN CVMC'S PRIMARY SERVICE AREA WHO ARE NEITHER EMPLOYEES, FAMILY MEMBERS, NOR CONTRACTORS OF THE ORGANIZATION. CVMC EXTENDS MEDICAL STAFF PRIVILEGES TO ALL QUALIFIED PHYSICIANS IN ITS COMMUNITY. CENTRAL VERMONT MEDICAL CENTER (CVMC) IS ALSO THE ADMINISTRATIVE ENTITY FOR THE VERMONT BLUEPRINT FOR HEALTH, PATIENT CENTERED MEDICAL HOMES FOR THE BARRE HEALTH SERVICE AREA (HSA). THE GOAL OF THE VERMONT BLUEPRINT FOR HEALTH, PASSED BY THE VERMONT LEGISLATURE IN 2010, IS TO SUPPORT VERMONT'S EFFORTS TO DEVELOP A COMPREHENSIVE, PROACTIVE SYSTEM OF CARE THAT IMPROVES THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR PEOPLE WITH, OR AT RISK FOR CHRONIC CONDITIONS. AT THE END OF 2020, OVER 50 PRIMARY CARE PROVIDERS WERE ALL PART OF A RECOGNIZED NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR QUALITY ASSURANCE, PATIENT CENTERED MEDICAL HOME IN THE BARRE HSA CARING FOR OVER 30,000 PATIENTS. THE CVMC COMMUNITY HEALTH TEAM (CHT) IS A PATIENT-CENTERED MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM THAT STRIVES TO IMPROVE THE PRIMARY HEALTH AND WELLNESS FOR ALL PATIENTS IN CENTRAL VERMONT. CHT IS COMMITTED TO REMOVING HEALTH BARRIERS BY OFFERING SERVICE FREE OF CHARGE, WHICH CONSISTS OF A NURSE, OR DIETITIAN, OR WELLNESS COACH, OR CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER IN THE COMFORT OF YOUR PRIMARY CARE OFFICE. CHT SERVICES CAN HELP INDIVIDUALS OR FAMILY MEMBERS IMPROVE THEIR CHANCES FOR REACHING HEALTH GOALS, WHILE PROVIDING ONE-ON-ONE SUPPORT. THE CHT TEAM WORKS WITHIN THE CVMC PRIMARY CARE PRACTICES AROUND CENTRAL VERMONT, AS WELL AS WOMEN'S HEALTH. CVMC APPLIES SURPLUS FUNDS TO REVITALIZE FACILITIES, PURCHASE EQUIPMENT, STAFF EDUCATION AND TO ENHANCE PROGRAMS TO PROVIDE BETTER PATIENT AND FAMILY CENTERED CARE (PFCC). DURING FY 2023 CVMC CONTINUED TO EXPAND THE HEALTH CARE CAREER PATHWAY EDUCATION PROGRAMS. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH VERMONT COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES, CVMC WAS ABLE TO OFFER SEVEN TRAINING PROGRAMS IN 2023 WITH FORTY-SEVEN PARTICIPANS AND IS AIMING TO INCREASE THESE NUMBERS IN 2024. PROGRAM FOCUS AREAS INCLUDED LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSING, REGISTERED NURSING AND SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIES. THE BENEFITS AND SUCCESS OF CVMC'S APPROACH HAVE BEEN RECOGNIZED AS A TEMPLATE TO BE EMULATED ACROSS THE UVM HEALTH NETWORK ECOSYSTEM. IN JULY 2023, CENTRAL VERMONT EXPERIENCED SEVERSE FLOODING RESULTING IN ROAD, SCHOOL AND BUSINESS CLOSURES, AND EVACUATION OF MANY COMMUNITY MEMBERS FROM THEIR HOMES WHILE OTHERS FOUND THEMSELVES STRANDED IN PLACE. THE CVMC TEAM WORKED TOGETHER TO MAINTAIN OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT THOSE IN NEED, WITH STAFF WORKING BEYOND THEIR SCHEDULED SHIFTS AND OTHERS NAVIGATING THE MOST OBSCURE ROUTES TO BYPASS HIGH WATER AND MAKE IT INTO WORK SAFELY. THE CVMC PHARMACY TEAM QUICKLY ESTABLISHED A PROCESS TO PROVIDE 72-HOUR REFILLS FOR PATIENTS WHO RAN OUT OR LOST THEIR MEDICATIONS AS A RESULT FROM FLOODING. CVMC STAFF ESTABLISHED FLOOD RELIEF POP UP FIRST AID/PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE) STATIONS IN COMMUNITY CENTERS TO ASSIST THOSE WHO NEEDED MEDICAL ATTENTION WITH MANY PROVIDERS AND STAFF VOLUNTERRING THEIR TIME TO SUPPORT THIS EFFORT. MEMBERS OF THRIVE, OUR ACCOUNTABLE COMMUNITY FOR HEALTH, MET REGULARLY TO IDENTIFY COMMUNITY NEEDS AND MOBILIZE THEIR RESOURCES TO SUPPORT THOSE IMPACTED BY THE FLOODING AS WELL.
AFFILIATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM PART VI, LINE 6 AFFILIATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM: AS OF OCTOBER 1, 2011, CENTRAL VERMONT MEDICAL CENTER, INC. (CVMC) AND THE UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT MEDICAL CENTER (UVMMC) BECAME MEMBERS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT HEALTH NETWORK (UVMHN), AN INTEGRATED SYSTEM OF CARE SERVING THE COMMUNITIES OF VERMONT AND NORTHERN NEW YORK. THE UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT HEALTH NETWORK IS CARRYING OUT CENTRALIZED ACTIVITIES FOR THE BENEFIT OF PATIENTS OF PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING IMPROVING ACCESS TO LOCAL CARE, COST SAVINGS THROUGH GREATER JOINT PURCHASING POWER, ENHANCING INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, INCREASING ACADEMIC OPPORTUNITIES FOR PHYSICIANS, ENGAGING IN REGIONAL STRATEGIC PLANNING, AND PARTICIPATING IN JOINT QUALITY AND CLINICAL INITIATIVES. SINCE THE HEALTH NETWORK'S INCEPTION, CHAMPLAIN VALLEY PHYSICIANS HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER, ELIZABETH COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, ALICE HYDE MEDICAL CENTER, PORTER MEDICAL CENTER, AND UVM HEALTH NETWORK HOME HEALTH & HOSPICE HAVE ALSO JOINED.
STATE FILING OF COMMUNITY BENEFIT REPORT PART VI, LINE 7 THE CENTRAL VERMONT MEDICAL FILES A COMMUNITY BENEFIT REPORT WITH THE STATE OF VERMONT.
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