Strategic Initiatives and Process for Public Participation

Rutland Regional Medical Center's strategic planning process gathers and analyzes key information about the Rutland community and its health care needs through numerous means.

• Rutland Regional Medical Center is governed by a board of directors comprised of local citizens who volunteer their time to make critical decisions regarding the implementation of Rutland Regional's mission. Through the direct participation of community members on our board, our community has input into the decision making of and strategic planning for Rutland Regional.
• Rutland Regional organizes and conducts periodic community health assessments in collaboration with state and local health service agencies. These comprehensive assessments were most recently conducted in 1999, 2002, and 2004 and used a variety of information sources to identify health needs of the Rutland service area. An updated assessment is currently underway.
• Rutland Regional organizes and conducts periodic community health assessments in collaboration with state and local health service agencies. These comprehensive assessments were most recently conducted in 1999, 2002, and 2004 and used a variety of information sources to identify health needs of the Rutland service area. An updated assessment is currently underway.
• Rutland Regional conducts ongoing needs assessments with the community, patients and area physicians using focus groups, market research surveys and structured interviews.

Based upon Rutland Regional's service area needs, the strategic planning process identified several initiatives that are currently planned or underway:

• Improving the coordination of care between the hospital and other community health care providers, organization and agencies. Specific initiatives related to Orthopaedic, Oncology, Respiratory, Psychiatric and Women's services are underway.
• Organized recruitment and retention of providers to serve the healthcare needs of Rutland County into the future.
• Strengthening its work on Tobacco Cessation, Rutland Regional became a Tobacco-Free campus in 2008 to provide a healthier environment for our patients, visitors, staff, and physicians.
• Involving the community in two public forums to solicit feedback as Rutland Regional plans for the future of its Psychiatric Unit given the proposed closure of the State Hospital. Involving a community advisory board to assist in this on an ongoing basis.

In addition, to the numerous ways in which Rutland Regional gathers information for strategic planning, Rutland Regional also achieves openness and inclusiveness through its several hundred Corporators who are a key link between members of the community and the hospital. The Corporators are included in Rutland Regional's twice yearly meetings, which are open to the public. The Annual Meeting each spring is where new board members and Corporators are elected.

In addition to our Annual Meeting that is open to the public, Rutland Regional Medical Center hosts other events, forums and meetings throughout the year that allow members of our community to be directly involved in our work. These are advertised in our local newspapers. Information is also available by calling Marketing at 802.747.1607.

To obtain a copy of our Annual Report, strategic and capital plans, facilities depreciation schedule or to obtain information about public events please contact:

Rutland Regional Medical Center
Attn. Marketing
160 Allen Street
Rutland, VT 05701
P: 802.747.1607
F: 802.747.6281
Email: lwilson@rrmc.org


Another process for public participation is to become a Volunteer at Rutland Regional. More than 351 volunteers contributed 50,248 hours of service to Rutland Regional in Fiscal Year 2007.

For more information on volunteering contact:

Rutland Regional Medical Center
Georgia Bergen, Director of Volunteer Services
160 Allen Street
Rutland, VT 05701
P: 802.747.3857