Springfield Hospital

Springfield Hospital (SH) is a 25-bed critical access hospital located in Springfield, VT. SH also operates The Windham Center, a comprehensive inpatient mental health program in Bellows Falls, VT; off-site physical therapy services, seven hospital-owned specialty clinics (ENT, general surgery, pain, podiatry, orthopedics, gynecology and urology), and an adult day care center in Springfield, VT. Our mission is to excel at providing personalized, quality care; where people come first. Our vision is to be the provider of choice by creating a professional environment where patients want to receive care, clinicians want to practice medicine, and employees want to work.Our plan is to accomplish this by:- Empowering our caregivers with education, technology, and opportunities for personal and professional development;- Creating an environment, which builds collaborative relationships among clinicians, staff, and patients;- Providing our communities with the educational resources and support to make informed decisions emphasizing prevention and wellness; and,- Offering safe, personalized, high-quality care. SH provides health services to residents throughout its catchment area. Many of the services benefit the elderly, the poor, the indigent, the underinsured and the uninsured. SH receives minimal reimbursement from these programs, with 41% of Springfield Hospital net revenue coming from Medicare and Medicaid funding. Springfield Hospital has a charity care policy under which patients who meet certain criteria will receive care without charge, or at amounts less than established rates. Patients qualify for 100% charity care at up to 200% of the federal poverty guideline (FPG) and 50% assistance up to 300% of the FPG. The Hospital does not bill patients nor pursue collection of amounts determined to qualify as charity care. For FY22, charges foregone for charity care, based on established rates, amounted to $867K.Springfield Hospital operates a number of specialty practices to provide needed specialty care to health center patients. These clinics include Connecticut Valley ENT, Surgical Associates, Connecticut Valley Orthopaedics, Springfield Gynecology, Springfield Pain Clinic, Springfield Podiatry, and Springfield Urology. In addition, SH provides an outpatient clinic serving patients needing treatment and minimizing their need to travel great distances for medical oncology or infusion services. Cardiology services were also offered on-site 6 days each month at the specialty clinic. Charitable support, in the form of gas cards and/or medication cards, is provided to patients who do not have needed funds. This charitable support program is available through donations and grant funding.