Mt. Ascutney Hospital and Health Center celebrates nine providers ranked Top Providers by Press Ganey patient survey

Top Providers Press Ganey
The Mt. Ascutney Hospital and Health Center is proud to celebrate these nine providers who were ranked as Top Providers by the Press Ganey patient survey. (Top Row, from left) Steven Smith, MD; Leesa Taft, DNP, APRN; Jeffrey King, DPM; David Podell, MD.

Windsor, VT – Mt. Ascutney Hospital and Health Center (MAHHC), a member of Dartmouth Health, recently recognized nine providers as Top Providers based on Press Ganey rankings.

“We are immensely proud of our providers for achieving such high marks in patient satisfaction,” said Winfield Brown, interim president and CEO of MAHHC. “Their commitment to delivering exceptional care and ensuring patients are seen, heard and comforted, during what is often a difficult time, is what Mt. Ascutney is known for.”

The MAHHC providers are Christopher Connor, MD, Clare Drebitko, MD, Betty Fields, APRN, Jeffrey King, DPM, Peter Lapre, OD, David Podell, MD, Catherine Schneider, MD, Steven Smith, MD, and Leesa Taft, DNP, ARNPC. Interim Chief Medical Officer Herbert Ip, MD, presented a certificate to each provider.

Each of the providers scored 90% or higher in patient satisfaction in the Press Ganey “Overall Provider” patient survey. All qualifying providers received at least 10 patient surveys during the previous six months.

MAHHC has previously been recognized by Press Ganey with the Guardian of Excellence Award for Patient Experience in its Acute Rehabilitation Center. And it is regularly ranked among the best for patient experience in the Vermont Department of Health’s Hospital Report Card.

For more information about Mt. Ascutney Hospital and Health Center, visit mtascutneyhospital.org

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.