Who We Are

NECHN provides the network structure of interdependence, without the need for ownership. We are a partnership of like-minded healthcare organizations established to enhance economic and financial stability, support clinical excellence, and strengthen communities for our partners in the New England area.

• FOUNDING MEMBERS
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Copley Hospital

Copley Hospital has served Lamoille County and north-central Vermont since 1932, providing the highest quality of care. A 25-bed, not-for-profit critical access hospital, Copley provides a unique blend of quality, compassionate, personalized, state-of-the-art medical care in a small, warm, friendly environment. With more than 65 specialists, Copley provides a full range of both inpatient and outpatient care, including 24-hour emergency services and the Copley Birthing Center.

Northwestern Medical Center

Northwestern Medical Center is a private, not-for-profit, 70-bed primary care hospital. Through careful strategic planning and continued community involvement and support, NMC continues to invest in the staff, physicians, equipment, information systems, and facilities necessary to provide exceptional care for their community.

Brattleboro Memorial Hospital

Founded in 1904, Brattleboro Memorial Hospital is a licensed, 61-bed, not-for-profit community hospital located in southeastern Vermont, serving a rural population of about 55,000 people in 22 towns in Vermont, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts. The BMH medical staff includes board-certified providers in primary care and many other specialties, with a shared mission of providing exceptional health care delivered with compassion and respect.

Cottage Hospital

Cottage Hospital has served the residents of the Upper Connecticut Valley for 120+ years. The 35-bed Critical Access hospital continues to be recognized for providing exemplary care. Cottage Hospital proudly offers cutting-edge services – a designated Trauma Center, a multi-specialty Rural Health Clinic, the Center of Orthopedic Excellence, and the Ray of Hope acute voluntary inpatient mental health unit.

Adirondack Health

Adirondack Health offers a full range of medical and surgical services, in addition to primary care at three health centers, and long term care at two skilled nursing and rehabilitation facilities. The main hospital is a 97-bed acute care facility located across from Lake Colby in the beautiful Adirondack Mountains of New York. AH is the largest health care provider in the six-million acre Adirondack Park, serving the residents of five counties. Our 60-member medical staff is board certified in 21 specialties.

• GOVERNANCE

NECHN is governed by an independent member board of directors.

Joseph Woodin

First Board Chair

President & CEO,
Copley Health Systems

David Turner

Executive Director,
NECHN

Peter Wright

President & CEO,
Northwestern Medical Center

Chris Dougherty

President & CEO,
Brattleboro Memorial Hospital

Holly McCormack

CEO, Cottage Hospital

Aaron Kramer

President & CEO,
Adirondack Health

• OUR STATS

Shared Service Success

Ovation Healthcare is the engine within New England Collaborative Health Network, bringing shared services at the same scale as a large national health system. Key statistics of Ovation Healthcare include:

375+

clients across 47 states

90B

of client net patient revenue (NPR) under contract

10%

savings in GPO and supply
chain related purchases

25%

lower average net days in AR compared to other hospitals