Strategic Goals Developed

A representative sampling of photogenic people who agreed to have a photo
taken at Grace Cottage’s recent Strategic Planning Retreat.

On Saturday, May 19, forty Otis Health Care Center and Grace Cottage Foundation board members, medical staff members, and senior leadership met from 8:30 a.m. until 6 p.m. to discuss the future.

To help carry out the mission of promoting the health and well-being of the community, a five-year strategic plan is being developed, with goals that can be measured on an annual basis. The intent of the plan is to ensure that Grace Cottage is able to meet the changing needs of the community today and in the future.

Development of the plan has begun with a community needs survey and the day-long retreat. Further clarification of the goals developed at the retreat is taking place now, and the ten goals that have been identified will be outlined in the next issue of Cottage Door.

Dr. Lucian Leape, Adjunct Professor of Health Policy at Harvard School of Public Health provided a fascinating insight into the U.S. health care system with specific detail about patient safety, which is Dr. Leape’s specific interest. A longtime friend of Grace Cottage Hospital, Dr. Leape and his family own a second home in southern Vermont.