Springfield Medical Care Systems Administrative Office
100 River Street
Springfield, VT 05156
802-886-8962
If you are in need of medical treatment or services, please call your health care provider.
Please direct all media inquiries to Joshua Dufresne, Chief Executive Officer, at 802-886-8961 or jdufresne@springfieldmed.org
Patient Satisfaction
Quality of care and patient experience are very important at SMCS.
While infrequent, it does happen on occasion that patients wish to express dissatisfaction or offer suggestions for improvement regarding our services. This is a valued part of our ongoing quality improvement process, and we take all patient feedback seriously.
Patient complaints are a formal, written grievance, and should be filed by a patient, or on behalf of a patient, only when an issue cannot be resolved promptly, or on-the-spot, by the present staff.
All patient complaints must be identified and addressed in a timely and efficient manner. Submissions will be accepted in writing and will be forwarded to the Department Manager for investigation and appropriate response.
Patient Complaints
All formal patient complaints are encouraged to be submitted in writing to Customer Relations.
Persons who express a desire to file a formal complaint verbally, either in person or via a telephone call (802-885-7299) will be given instructions how to complete and submit a written Customer Complaint/Grievance Form to Customer Relations.
The Department Manager is responsible for resolving the formal written complaint or, if necessary, to refer it to the Quality Improvement Office within 30 days for investigation, review, and resolution.
Department Managers are responsible for following-up on all patient complaints and for responses to patients, the Division Chief, or the Quality Improvement Office, as appropriate.
If the patient is not satisfied with the resolution of the complaint, he/she may appeal this decision in writing directly to the Quality Improvement Office.
Patients may mail all submissions to Customer Relations #862, Springfield Medical Care Systems, 25 Ridgewood Rd., Springfield, VT 05156. Alternatively, patients may email submissions to customerrelations@springfieldmed.org, or fax submissions to (802) 885-7357.