Mt. Ascutney Hospital and Health Center CEO and Chief Medical Officer Joseph L. Perras, MD, has been appointed to the American Hospital Association (AHA) Committee on Rural Health Services as chair-elect.
The Committee on Rural Health Services plays a central role in advising the AHA on advocacy positions, public policy issues and rural member service strategies.
“I am honored to be appointed as chair-elect of this critical AHA committee,” said Perras. “The committee is crucial to making sure that the unique needs of hospitals and providers in rural America are prioritized at the national level.”
Dr. Perras will serve one year as chair-elect (as of January 1, 2022), one year as chair and one year as immediate past-chair.
About Mt. Ascutney Hospital and Health Center
Mt. Ascutney Hospital and Health Center (MAHHC), a member of Dartmouth Health, is a not-for-profit community-based, critical access hospital in Windsor, VT. It also includes the Historic Homes of Runnemede, a senior residential care campus in Windsor, as well as the Ottauquechee Health Center in Woodstock, VT. 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. MAHHC 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. Learn more at mtascutneyhospital.org.