BMH Initiates “Grateful Patient” Fund

The Development Office of Brattleboro Memorial Hospital has established a “Grateful Patient” Fund as a means for individuals who have had a good healthcare experience to help support the hospital providers who are responsible for this positive experience.

Gifts designated for this fund will be used to help support BMH’s recruitment and retention efforts for all levels of clinical staff. These funds will help to ensure this high quality care continues by providing scholarship support to current BMH employees or community members who are interested in pursuing a degree in the clinical healthcare field. It will also be used to offer loan forgiveness to current BMH employees who have recently obtained a degree which has enabled them to pursue clinical employment, and whose pursuit of their education has caused them to incur academic loan obligations.

As BMH President and CEO, Barry Beeman stated, “Vermont is headed toward a ‘perfect storm’. With an increased aging of our population and prevalence of
chronic disease, coupled with a shortage of individuals interested in entering the healthcare field of work, we must make a commitment to development of new healthcare personnel.” Beeman continues, “BMH expects significant turnover in our clinical staff in the next few years due to retirement, so it seems only sensible that Brattleboro Memorial Hospital has made recruitment and retention of employees a priority in its strategic plan.”

If you are interested in learning more about the “Grateful Patient” Fund, or would like to make a gift to ensure high quality healthcare staff at BMH, please call Ellen Smith in the Development Office at 802-257-8314 or hit Click & Pledge.