Rutland Regional Medical Center presents budget, eyes rate increase
Rutland Herald
Rutland Regional Medical Center made its case for a 5.6% rate increase to state health care regulators this week.
“Rutland is an aging community,” said Mark Foley, chair of the RRMC board of directors, at a virtual meeting on Monday with the Green Mountain Care Board. “We are impacted by increased substance misuse and addiction. We struggle with increased mental health issues and, like communities across the state, we struggle with housing and workforce shortages.”
Vermont requires the state’s hospitals to get their budgets reviewed and approved by the Green Mountain Care Board. It was created in 2011 through Act 48. Its five members are appointed to six-year terms by the governor.
“More and more, our community relies on Rutland Regional Medical Center, our local health care providers and human service agencies for support in a variety of essential services,” said Foley. “As a longtime resident of this community, I want to ensure that Rutland is a vibrant and strong one with a thriving economy and healthy population who can experience all that the region has to offer. This requires a strong community hospital.”