The Massachusetts Council of Community Hospitals, Inc. (MCCH) is a non-profit advocacy organization. Comprised of a Board of 23 acute care hospital executives representing 32 community facilities, MCCH was organized to ensure that the vital role of community providers within the Massachusetts health care system is recognized, fostered, and continued in perpetuity.
Community hospitals deliver high-quality, high-value care to their constituency. They are economic engines and job providers. Community hospitals are at the forefront of primary care, behavioral health, and prevention and wellness initiatives. These providers are in a unique position to integrate their talents and services with those of community health, education, and social service organizations.
The Council believes that the role of community hospitals extends beyond the delivery of acute care services, and includes a broader responsibility to improve the well being of their communities as a whole. To ensure the continued viability of community hospitals in Massachusetts, MCCH has been organized to:
Community hospitals deliver high-quality, high-value care to their constituency. They are economic engines and job providers. Community hospitals are at the forefront of primary care, behavioral health, and prevention and wellness initiatives. These providers are in a unique position to integrate their talents and services with those of community health, education, and social service organizations.
The Council believes that the role of community hospitals extends beyond the delivery of acute care services, and includes a broader responsibility to improve the well being of their communities as a whole. To ensure the continued viability of community hospitals in Massachusetts, MCCH has been organized to:
- advocate for community hospitals with regulatory agencies and legislative bodies to ensure that policies, laws and regulations recognize the important role played by community providers within our health care system;
- advocate for public policies to ensure the financial sustainability of community hospitals, including consumer access to provider cost and quality data and equitable private reimbursement across all provider types.
- advocate for community hospitals with state and federal budget writers to ensure adequate public payer reimbursement, and to expand access to capital and funding for opportunities that encourage care innovation;
- advocate for community hospitals through collaboration with other constituencies, such as business associations, medical societies, public health groups, and academic institutions;
- advocate for integrated health services within localities and increased cooperation among health care providers and human service organizations;
- advocate for understanding of and support for the role of community providers within the Commonwealth’s municipalities, in order to ensure a better understanding of the cost-effectiveness and quality of care at the community level.
