HomeMy WebLinkAboutC22-366 MOU_Valley View HospitalMemorandum of Understanding
Between
Eagle County
And
Valley View Hospital
This Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) sets forth the terms and understanding between
Eagle County (“County”) and Valley View Hospital (“VVH”) to recruit patients of the Family
Birthplace at Valley View Hospital who are Eagle County residents into the Family Connects
program.
Background
Family Connects is a nurse home visiting program available to Eagle County residents
voluntarily and at no cost. Family Connects is an evidence-based model that combines
connection to community resources with short-term nurse home visiting in the first month
after birth. Eagle County Public Health and Environment (“ECPHE”) is launching the
Family Connects program in the fall of 2022 to all Eagle County residents. Recruitment
of the program typically happens bedside at the hospital prior to patient discharge after
giving birth.
Purpose
This MOU will establish a relationship between VVH and County with the focus of
recruitment of Eagle County residents into the Family Connects program. This will be
done through sharing Family Connects information with Eagle County patients at the
Family Birthplace at VVH.
The above goals will be accomplished by undertaking the following activities:
Responsibilities and Obligations of the Parties
● VVH will
○ Add a question to discharge paperwork about whether or not a patient is an Eagle
County resident
○ Provide information to patients who are Eagle County residents about the Family
Connects program and make them aware of the fact that they are eligible to
participate in Family Connects at no cost
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○ Provide the “Consent to Contact” form to patients who are Eagle County
residents, allowing them to opt-in to being contacted by an ECPHE employee
regarding the Family Connects program
○ Share the signed “Consent to Contact” forms with ECPHE every week via email
so that we can follow up with patients in a timely manner
○ In special circumstances, provide access to patients for recruitment to Family
Connects via floor access
○ Provide program marketing materials to all labor and delivery patients
○ Provide monthly de-identified birth data for Eagle County residents
● ECPHE will
○ Provide the Family Connects services to Eagle County families who deliver at
VVH and consent to participate in the Family Connects program
○ Provide training to hospital nurses on key talking points regarding the Family
Connects program
○ Provide feedback regarding trends in data regarding VVH patients
○ Communicate with VVH’s providers as necessary
○ Provide Family Connects marketing materials to VVH staff and providers
Funding
This MOU is not a commitment of funds by either party.
Duration
This MOU is at-will and may be modified by mutual consent of authorized officials from
ECPHE and VVH. This MOU shall become effective upon signature by the authorized
officials from ECPHE and VVH and will remain in effect until modified or terminated by
any one of the partners by mutual consent. In the absence of mutual agreement by the
authorized officials from ECPHE and VVH, this MOU shall end on December 31, 2023.
Contact Information
COUNTY:
Eagle County, Colorado
Attention: Joan Dieter
550 Broadway
Post Office Box 660
Eagle, CO 81631
Telephone: 970-471-4656
E-Mail: Joan.Dieter@EagleCounty.us
With a copy to:
Eagle County Attorney
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500 Broadway
Post Office Box 850
Eagle, Co 81631
Telephone: 970-328-8685
E-Mail: atty@eaglecounty.us
For VVH:
Valley View Hospital
Attention: Dawn Sculco CNO
1906 Blake Ave.
Glenwood Springs, CO 81601
Telephone: 970-945-6535
E-Mail: dawn.sculco@vvh.org
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement the day and year first set
forth above.
Valley View Hospital
By:________________________________
Print Name: _________________________
Title: ______________________________
COUNTY OF EAGLE, STATE OF COLORADO,
By and Through Its COUNTY MANAGER
By: ______________________________
Jeff Shroll, County Manager
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CNO
Dawn Sculco
11/8/2022
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