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        <ExplanationTxt>Part V, Section B, Line 5: As part of our FY 2024 Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA), the NMC CHNA Steering Committee worked diligently to ensure that we collected information about health needs from a wide variety of community groups and members. Our methodology included both primary and secondary data sources. We conducted:- 15 Key Informant Interviews with representatives from service organizations, municipalities and advocacy groups, - 4 Focus Groups conducted with BIPOC Identifying Community Members, In-home Caregivers, Persons Experiencing Financial Insecurity and Rural Youth, - Received over 400 community surveys, - Evaluated 70+ Key Performance Indicators. We considered the collected data in alignment with the US Department of Health and Human Services Healthy People 2030 framework, to re-center our questions and data on health equity and the Social Determinants of Health Domains.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>Part V, Section B, Line 7d: In addition to making the Community Health Needs Assessment widely available via the hospital website and in response to requests, Northwestern Medical Center provided overviews of the Community Health Needs Assessment to members of the community through presentations at groups such as the Board of Directors of Northwestern Medical Center, and at the CAIRES Accountable Community for Health (ACH), which has leadership representatives from Franklin County Home Health Agency; Northwestern Counseling &amp; Support Services, NOTCH (Northern Tier Centers for Health Federally Qualified Health Centers), Franklin Grand Isle Community Action (CVOEO) and the Supervisory Unions. The priorities of the Community Health Needs Assessment are frequently referenced in other hospital documents, plans, publications, and presentations as we work to integrate these findings into our efforts to care for our community.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>Part V, Section B, Line 11: NMC is addressing the significant needs identified in its most recently conducted CHNA through a variety of initiatives including: Access to Care: Equitable access to care by being able to access the right care, including social services, at the right time in a culturally appropriate and person-centered way, no matter who you are.In Process:- Invest in our workforce to attract and retain employees that deliver care in our community. ie. LNA to RN Program, retention bonuses, education incentives.- Emphasizing patient flow and proper placement in long term care and inpatient mental health, leading to greater access to acute hospital beds.- Improve access to mammograms by expanding hours of operation to include evening and weekends.- Onboarding providers in cardiology, urology, orthopedics, general surgery, pulmonology and ENT, expanded rehab services, pediatric inpatient, tele-ICU.- Established a pediatric developmental clinic.Goals:- Support our patients in finding a Primary Care Provider.- Continue to increase access to local specialty care service lines in our community, including OBGYN, oncology and ophthalmology.- Provide access to care that is culturally appropriate, and person centered. Providing health care services that meet the needs of all people. - Collecting and utilizing SOGI data to create a more inclusive and patient centered experience. - Expand interpreter services to include more in-person support and options. Affordability: Rising prices including gas, groceries, day care, housing, health care insurance premiums, and the cost of healthcare are forcing people to make choices between basic needs and accessing healthcare.In process:- Working to maintain our status as the lowest cost outpatient hospital and the second lowest cost inpatient hospital in the state.- NMC provides pricing transparency and a cost estimator for services on our website. - NMC adopted a new financial assistance policy in response to the new law regarding charity care and financial assistance.- We have certified assisters through VT Health Connect to support patients who are eligible for insurance by helping them enroll in Dr. Dinosaur and Medicaid.- Identify in Meditech if patient's preferred language is non-English so we can we translate the bill into their preferred language.- NMC has a Community Fund to help patients access resources for medically necessary items to support their health. Participating in the New England Collaborative Health Network to reduce avoidable costs.Goals:- Communicate the new financial assistance policy to the community in ways that reach the affected population. - Explore the proposed AHEAD model to be able to reduce health care costs, improve patient experience, increase equity, and improve population health.Mental Health and Substance Abuse: Focus on the prevention, screening, assessment, and treatment of mental disorders and behavioral conditions. Strategies to prevent drug and alcohol use at the school, family, and community level and helping people with these disorders get treatment.In Process:- Hosting an embedded Recovery Coach in the Emergency Department. - Renovation of Emergency Department installed safe suite for patients experiencing a mental health crisis or substance use disorder. - We partner with NCSS for crisis support in the Emergency Department and the inpatient units. - Donations to community organizations who are actively working in mental health and substance use disorders.- Actively advocating for an expansion of mental health beds in the state.Goals: - Strengthen partnership with NCSS for crisis support in the Emergency Department and the inpatient units.- Actively seeking to build employment opportunities for people in recovery at NMC.Safety and Belonging: Physical and emotional safety in the community, including neighborhoods, schools, institutions, and family structures. Accepting and celebrating differences and embracing belonging.In process:- Continued work on annual plans for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging as both a care provider and an employer. - Use Health Related Social Needs (HRSN) screenings in the PCU to address our patient's needs through programs like the Food Bags.- Implement AVADE staff training to keep staff members and patients safer.- Installing zero tolerance for workplace violence signage throughout the organization.Goals:- Collecting and utilizing SOGI data to create a more inclusive and patient centered experience. - Sharing the results of the NMC Workplace Violence Survey. - Create safe spaces by having opportunities for modeling our differences as staff, medical staff, and administration, ie. Encourage pronoun usage in our communications, consider opportunities for showing our support of difference by flying certain flags, displaying art from other cultures, or posting "welcome" in different languages.- Enhance the patient comfort kits to provide a wider array or culturally significant items (i.e. bonnet, Abenaki prayer ties, lotion, etc.)Community Gathering and Connectedness: Feeling connected to place and community through the arts, cultural events, accessible transportation, community input and gathering, and public recreation spaces.In process: - Expanded NMC events for staff and community holiday events, celebrations, sporting events, etc.- Evolving the Patient Family Advisory Council PFAC to have more opportunity to shape our care delivery system.- Provide Grand Rounds for providers on current topics on healthcare. - The Population Health Department work with the Accountable Community for Health CAIRES Circle.- Opened the Conference Center back up to the community for meetings.- The first annual Long Term Health Care Summit established and hosted. - NMC donates to target organizations who are actively working in these areas.Goals:- Reinvent the fall meeting of the NMC Incorporators to serve as an annual meeting with the community.NMC's CHNA also addressed several additional items that NMC is working with other community partners to lead the CAIRES ACH. The mission of the CAIRES ACH is to design health and service systems together with communities to be equitable, responsible, and adaptable. Our vision is that Grand Isle and Franklin Counties will be inclusive, self-determined, healthy communities where everyone is well, safe, nurtured, and respected. To encourage collaboration and reduce the impact hierarchies of systemic oppression have on communities. The structure of the ACH de-centralizes decision making. The ACH is made of three group types with specific purposes and decision-making powers.- The CAIRES Circle is focused on the ongoing sustainability of the ACH and supports collaboration across workgroups.- Workgroups are formed around specific areas of focus and make decisions related to workgroup goals.- The Production Team provides organization and administrative support across the ACH to support the shared vision and mission of the ACH.NMC's Manager of Population Health serves on the Production Team and attends the CAIRES Circle with members of NMC's senior leadership team.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>Each Board Member and each member of the management team completes an annual statement attesting that they have received a copy of the policy and that they have read and understand it and will comply with it. Each person also completes a conflict of interest survey to identify potential conflicts and relevant financial interests. Each person also provides a listing of immediate family members, including spouse, children, grandchildren, parents, siblings, and any other person(s) living in their household. All disclosures are reviewed; determination of conflicts for Board Members are voted on by the remaining Board Members and determination of conflicts by the management staff is voted on by the senior leadership team. Those with conflicts are not allowed to participate in discussion and/or votes related to the conflict. A full copy of the policy can be provided upon request.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>Other Professional Services: Program service expenses 16,606,152. Management and general expenses 4,151,539. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 20,757,691. Maintenance Contracts: Program service expenses 3,021,878. Management and general expenses 755,469. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 3,777,347.</ExplanationTxt>
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