Brattleboro Memorial Hospital, the Brattleboro Retreat, and Grace Cottage Hospital are launching a new community health needs assessment (CHNA) to engage the communities they serve and learn more about the most pressing health care concerns and needs. Based on the data that the hospitals gather, each hospital will develop an implementation strategy to address prioritized health care needs. This CHNA is also an opportunity for hospitals to maintain compliance with federal regulations.
The three health care organizations are working collaboratively to gather information by conducting focus groups, developing and disseminating a short survey to the general public, and collecting and analyzing quantitative data. The Vermont Department of Health is providing population based indicators as part of the process.
The 2015 CHNA of Windham County Steering Committee invites residents of Windham County to complete a short, 12-question survey about health needs and concerns in their respective communities. The survey should take less than 5 minutes to complete. All results will remain anonymous. This survey will provide participating health care organizations with valuable input into the health needs in Windham County, and results will be used to guide future clinical and other planning.
The survey is open now through March 31, 2015 and is available online or in hard copy format.
Hard copies will be available at all Windham County town meetings on March 3, 2015, as well as at Brattleboro Memorial Hospital and Grace Cottage Hospital.
Residents who prefer to complete the survey online can go directly to https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/BrattleboroCHNA2015.
Survey hard copies available at:
- Brattleboro Memorial Hospital, 17 Belmont Ave, Brattleboro, VT
- Grace Cottage Hospital, Main Entrance, 185 Grafton Road, Townshend, VT
