Windsor, VT — Vermont Department of Health and the Governor’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports recognized Dartmouth Health member Mt. Ascutney Hospital and Health Center (MAHHC) with a 2024 Governor’s Excellence in Worksite Wellness award. MAHHC received the highest-level recognition (gold) for its commitment to creating a workplace that promotes employee health and wellness. On October 10, wellness program manager Mima Roberts received the award in person at the 2024 Worksite Wellness Awards and Conference in Burlington, VT.
MAHHC has a comprehensive online wellness portal that provides employees with wellness newsletters, webinars and education throughout the year with financial rewards for participation. The wellness team supports employee well-being by focusing on six dimensions: physical, emotional, nutritional, social, occupational and financial. Some examples include virtual exercise classes, corporate gym membership discounts, continuing education and career advancement opportunities.
The Governor’s Excellence in Worksite Wellness award acknowledges worksites across Vermont for their programs, policies and environments that encourage the health and wellness of employees and their families.
About Mt. Ascutney Hospital and Health Center
Founded in 1933, Mt. Ascutney Hospital and Health Center (MAHHC) is a not-for-profit community hospital network in Vermont, including the critical access-designated Mt. Ascutney Hospital and Historic Homes of Runnemede, a senior residential care campus, in Windsor, as well as the Ottauquechee Health Center in Woodstock. A member of the Dartmouth Health system, MAHHC provides primary care and a comprehensive suite of specialty services, along with 25 inpatient beds, a therapeutic pool and an acclaimed, fully modernized 10-bed Acute Rehabilitation Center. Mt. Ascutney Hospital and Health Center is dedicated to improving the lives of those it serves and is at the hub of a wide network of community resources that have partnered to cover gaps in services and improve overall population health. One of the largest employers in the area, MAHHC acknowledges its employees as its greatest asset and has been recognized by the Governor's Office with an Excellence in Worksite Wellness award.
Mt. Ascutney Hospital and Health Center is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF), is a recent recipient of Best Practice recognition by the National Rural Health Association (NRHA) for health care quality, and is recognized by the American Hospital Association (AHA) as one of the "Most Wired" hospitals for integration of technology to boost clinical performance. The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) has awarded MAHHC with Level 3 status, the highest level of medical home designation.