Windsor, VT – Mt. Ascutney Hospital and Health Center (MAHHC), a Dartmouth Health member, has named Robyn Pond, a clinical laboratory scientist, MAHHC’s Employee of the Month for August 2025. MAHHC recognizes employees who consistently exceed expectations with reliability and daily dedication to their work.
In her role, Pond performs lab tests and venipunctures and capillary jobs, promotes preventive maintenance and quality assurance activities in the lab, and assists with departmental supervision as assigned. She joined MAHHC in October 2020.
Pond’s nominator said, “Robyn is truly a godsend to not just everyone here in the lab, but to the inpatient floors as well. If we ever have a problem or a question about a test, she is our go-to person. If she can't find a solution, she works hard to find one. Nothing is beneath her. She’s not just our colleague, she is a shoulder to lean on, an ear to listen in and a problem solver. She works hard every year during Lab Recognition Week to make sure we have a fun time and a great learning experience. We all appreciate her hard work and dedication.”
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.