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2008 Contents
Quality of Care
Quality Improvement
Patient Satisfaction
Hospital Pricing
Hospital Discount and Free Care Policies
Financial Reports
Strategic Initiatives and Process for Public Participation
Hospital Governance
Complaints Process
Fletcher Allen's 2004 Act 53 Reports




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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 
  COMPARE QUALITY OF CARE FOR ALL VERMONT HOSPITALS on BISHCA's Hospital Report Card website menu page.
What you'll find there:

See how Fletcher Allenscored 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: 
  
For Infection Reporting, click individual categories below:    
  (A) Surgical Site Infection Rates - Abdominal Hysterectomy
  (B) Surgical Site Infection Rates - Hip Replacement
  (C) Surgical Site Infection Rates - Knee Replacement
  (D) Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection Rates   
  (E) Preventing Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infections
  (F) Prevention and Control of Antibiotic Resistant Infections
  Nurse staffing
  Volume and mortality for selected procedures
Selected procedures include: Esophageal Resection, Pancreatic Resection, Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair (AAA) and Pediatric Heart Surgery.

CLICK HERE for More Quality Data on
Fletcher Allen's website

  QUALITY IMPROVEMENT INITIATIVES 
  READ ABOUT QUALITY IMPROVEMENT INITIATIVES on Fletcher Allen's website
What you'll find there:

What Fletcher Allenhas done to make patient care safer and more effective, including these sub-categories:
  Quality improvement and patient safety projects
  Quality improvement contact information
  PATIENT SATISFACTION 
 

COMPARE PATIENT SATISFACTION FOR ALL VERMONT HOSPITALS
What you'll find there:
National survey results showing how Fletcher Allen's patients rated their  experiences during inpatient stays.

CLICK HERE for More Patient Satisfaction Data on
Fletcher Allen's website

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
  Physician and hospital charges for common outpatient diagnostic
   procedures and visits.
HOSPITAL DISCOUNT AND FREE CARE POLICIES
  SEE DISCOUNT AND FREE CARE POLICIES on Fletcher Allen's website

CLICK HERE for links to all Vermont hospitals, including
links to their discount and free care policies, on BISHCA's website

  FINANCIAL REPORTS  
  SEE FINANCIAL INFORMATION ON Fletcher Allen's WEBSITE
What you'll find there:

Figures on cost of care, cost shifting, comparisons of Fletcher Allen's 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.

  STRATEGIC INITIATIVES AND PROCESS FOR PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
  READ A SUMMARY OF STRATEGIC INITIATIVES for Fletcher Allen
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.
 HOSPITAL GOVERNANCE
  FIND OUT ABOUT Fletcher Allen's GOVERNANCE
Learn who is on Fletcher Allen's 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
  SEE HOW TO FILE A COMPLAINT AT Fletcher Allen
Tell us if you are concerned about the care you or someone else received at this hospital.  

Historical Data: See Comparative Data for all Hospitals by Year
on the website of the Vermont Department of
Banking, Insurance, Securities and Health Care Administration (BISHCA)
 

 


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