Bertrand Chaffee Hospital Launches New Community Health Resource with YourCareEverywhere

With healthcare continuing to change, Bertrand Chaffee Hospital is keeping up with technology and introducing a new electronic medical records system for its patients. Called “YourCareCommunity,” this is a health record and wellness content website. It works as an online portal to help patients and caregivers organize and access personal health information.

This upgrade was funded as part of a grant received by Bertrand Chaffee Hospital in 2017, part of the Statewide Healthcare Facility Transformation Program.

YourCareCommunity includes a Wellness Dashboard that links to patient records, and consolidates other important information and tools for managing personal health. It is accessible from computers and mobile devices, and can integrate with some popular health and wellness apps. Bertrand Chaffee Hospital inpatients and caregivers are being given login and access information upon registration. Once this registration process is complete, hospital patients and their approved caregivers can securely access their patient portal to view, download or transmit private health information, and more.

Individuals who are not BCH patients can create an account on YourCareEverywhere, a related web site, and explore firsthand the Wellness Dashboard and the health and wellness content where there are over 20,000 relevant health and wellness articles, videos, recipes, work-out videos, and other helpful tools.

To log in to the patient portal at YourCareCommunity or to create an account for YourCareEverywhere, please visit https://bertrandchaffee.com/patient-portal/.

Cordelian Club Dance

The Cordelian Club Dance will take place at the Springville Volunteer Fire Dept. Hall on West Main Street from 7-11 p.m. on Saturday, March 2.

You must be 21 or older to purchase tickets or attend; tickets are for sale at the BCH front desk, Anything Printed, or from any Cordelian member. Proceeds support the BCH Foundation! Tickets are $35 per person.

Bertrand Chaffee Hospital Begins Community Health Needs Assessment

Bertrand Chaffee Hospital has begun its 2019 Community Health Needs Assessment process, which relies in part on input from focus groups and an intensive survey of individuals in the community.

This periodic assessment gives the hospital a better sense of community health needs, so that it can better direct its priorities and deliver its services. The online survey is open until February 28 at THIS LINK. (note: this is a new link; please use the survey that is for Erie County). Participants from the BCH service area who complete the survey are eligible to be part of a drawing for one of two $50 TOPS gift cards.

Focus groups are scheduled on Wednesday, January 30 in the afternoon at the Concord Public Library in Springville. BCH is looking for 10-15 community members for each session. Facilitators from the Population Health Collaborative in Buffalo will guide individuals through a series of questions to discover opportunities and challenges related to healthcare, access to healthcare, and related services. Contact Kara Kane at (716) 592-2871 ext. 1485 to be a part of the focus group or with any questions about this project.

A full report will be available later in 2019.