Our Work

Working with partners and stakeholders locally and nationally, VAHHS supports and contributes to policies that meet the association’s core principles of making health care more affordable, maintaining high-quality care, providing universal access, and preserving the individual’s ability to choose their doctor and hospital.

  • Advocacy

    VAHHS represents its member hospitals at the state and federal level with advocacy that ensures Vermont’s not-for-profit hospitals can continue to provide the very best care, while advancing important reforms to bring down costs for patients and strengthen our local economy.

  • Policy Development

    For decades, VAHHS has been a leader in the advancement of health care reforms that improve the lives of Vermonters by increasing access to care, supporting initiatives that broaden coverage for Vermonters and reducing the number of uninsured with programs like Dr. Dynasaur, The Vermont Blueprint for Health and VITL. Additionally, VAHHS has been at the forefront of policies to support our toughest community challenges, such as addiction and mental health treatment.

  • Data

    The VAHHS Network Services Organization (NSO) provides data services to health care providers in support of their work toward financial sustainability, quality improvement and health care reform. VAHHS-NSO has supported hospital discharge data for the State of Vermont for more than 25 years. With data from all Vermont hospitals, VAHHS-NSO is uniquely positioned to provide comparative analysis to the entire Vermont hospital system, adding insight into performance and trends.

  • Education

    VAHHS holds a number of educational programs each year both to inform our members and also to encourage the honest discussion between health care leaders needed to address challenges in our health care system. Each year, VAHHS convenes members and others interested in the system at its Annual Meeting, cementing relationships between colleagues and supporting their work.

Vision and Mission

Vision: A vibrant, healthy Vermont.

Mission: As a collective voice and trusted partner, advance initiatives to support providers and patients and build healthy communities.

The Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems (VAHHS) is a member-owned organization comprised of Vermont’s network of not-for-profit hospitals. We are committed to building a vibrant, healthy Vermont. Our work includes advocacy, policy development, education and research.

Working with partners and stakeholders locally and nationally, VAHHS supports and contributes to policies that meet the association’s core principles of making health care more affordable, maintaining high quality care, providing universal access, and preserving the individual’s ability to choose their doctor and hospital.

We are deeply committed to health care reforms and policies that help us achieve those principles. Transforming our system to one that focuses on population health and value-based care is essential to improving outcomes for patients and bringing down health care costs over time.

The VAHHS Board is comprised of the hospital CEOs of our member institutions, as well as four hospital and health system trustees and the President of VAHHS.