Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems

04/13/2026

There was a moment last week where I had my hand on the doorknob to the House Health Care Committee room and two visitors came up to me.

“Can we just go into any of these rooms?” one of them asked.

“Yes, of course,” I responded. “This is the people’s house!”

They excitedly rushed off.

“It might be boring!” I called after them, but it was too late—I had caught some of their enthusiasm, which is a pretty refreshing reminder when you’ve been in the thick of it for a couple of months.

In this week's Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems Update, "Legislature makes progress on several key pieces of legislation impacting hospitals."

Click to read this weeks : https://conta.cc/4dJAY4L

04/13/2026

04/10/2026

It’s National Access Week and we’re recognizing and celebrating the incredible work of our NVRH Access Team! So far this year the team has answered 17,191 phone calls—averaging about 187 calls every day. They’ve pre-registered over 28,000 outpatient appointments and registered all 5,901 Emergency Department visits! But our Access team does so much that can’t be captured by numbers alone—countless patient interactions, endless problem-solving, and tons of behind-the-scenes support that make a real difference to our patients, visitors, and staff every day. Thank you for your truly amazing work.

04/10/2026

National Healthcare Decision Day is Thursday, April 16. RRMC is pleased to be hosting a free Advance Directive educational event on April 16 from 2-3pm in the CVPS/Leahy Community Health Education Center. Please join us to learn about advance directives and get help starting your own. Call 802.747.3775 to register today!

04/05/2026

03/30/2026

"We’re in a bit of a holding pattern this week when it comes to bills in committee because legislators are “on the floor” of the House and Senate for long stretches to get all the bills that were passed out by crossover out to the other chamber so we can start the dance again."

In this week's Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems Update, "Legislation moves out of committee."

Click to read this week's : https://conta.cc/4siIWWl

03/30/2026

to a few weeks ago when Health Commissioner Hildebrant visited Washington, D.C. for the annual ASHTO spring forum. During his trip, he also had the opportunity to meet with Vermont’s federal delegation, including Senators Sanders and Welch, to discuss policies that can and will improve the health of Vermonters across our state. Thank you for your time and and we look forward to the work ahead!

03/26/2026

03/26/2026

03/24/2026