Mt. Ascutney Hospital names Sandra Connolly Employee of the Month

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WINDSOR, Vt. – Mt. Ascutney Hospital and Health Center (MAHHC) has announced the selection of Sandra Connolly as Employee of the Month for August 2018. Connolly serves as MAHHC Inpatient Staffing Coordinator.

As Inpatient Staffing Coordinator, Connolly is responsible for creating staff schedules and replacing staff as needed, for the Hospital’s Acute Unit, Emergency Room, and Rehabilitation Center. She is integral in assisting the managers in maintaining time and attendance records. She is also in charge of data entry for patient acuity, as well as daily patient census and nursing hours submissions to the state of Vermont.

Connolly’s supervisor, Acute Nurse Manager Kim Ambrose, RN, calls Connolly “a breath of fresh air in this position, and she does an excellent job.”

“This job can be quite challenging, and oftentimes difficult and thankless, but Sandy always has a ‘can-do’ attitude and a smile,” she said.

Ambrose said that Connolly works hard to keep the unit well staffed and happy at all times. “She has a great relationship with the all of the staff,” said Ambrose, “and is a tremendous help to the Human Resources Department with updating contact information. She’s a great choice for Employee of the Month.”

Connolly, who is a resident of Windsor, has been an MAHHC employee since July 2014.

Founded in 1933, 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. Affiliated with the Dartmouth-Hitchcock 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 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.