Brattleboro, VT – This year, BDCC will partner with employers and local training providers to create a new Southern Vermont LNA Hub. The Hub was launched with funding from Vermont’s Rural Health Transformation Program, which aims to strengthen the rural healthcare workforce network. This initiative will support training and recruitment for Licensed Nursing Assistants who are key to frontline healthcare delivery. The Hub will make investments to improve training options and outcomes, including low and no-cost training and job readiness support for LNA trainees.
One of the initiative’s goals is to build a better understanding of local employer needs, across nursing homes and hospitals. BDCC will survey local employers to assess current and projected needs. The collaboration will also generate recommendations and data to sustainably meet the region’s entry-level healthcare needs.
The LNA HUB will create more onramps into health professions, increase job readiness and build new employer partnerships including new connections with schools. It is designed to welcome individuals who wish to pursue a career in healthcare but aren’t sure where to start.
If you are an individual looking to start your career in healthcare or a healthcare employer looking to get involved in the Hub, please contact Jack Spanierman at jspanierman@brattleborodevelopment.com or fill out our interest form: https://www.cognitoforms.com/BDCC1/LNAHubInterestForm.
About BDCC
Brattleboro Development Credit Corporation (BDCC) is a private, nonprofit economic development organization with the mission of investing in the drivers of the regional economy so that people, businesses, and communities in Southern Vermont can thrive. In addition to its private nonprofit leadership role in regional business acceleration and expansion programs and projects, economic, workforce and community development programming, BDCC also serves as the State of Vermont’s certified Regional Development Corporation (RDC) for the greater Windham County area (including Windham County and the towns of Readsboro, Searsburg, Winhall and Weston). BDCC is one of 12 RDCs throughout Vermont. BDCC’s activity is made possible in part by a grant from the State of Vermont through the Agency of Commerce and Community Development. For more information visit: https://brattleborodevelopment.com/
About the Southern Vermont LNA Hub
The Southern Vermont LNA Hub is a regional initiative led by BDCC, in partnership with the Windham Regional Career Center, fully funded through Vermont’s Rural Health Transformation Program. The Hub brings together healthcare employers, training providers, and workforce partners to expand access to Licensed Nursing Assistant (LNA) training and strengthen Southern Vermont’s healthcare workforce. The Hub helps individuals enter and succeed in healthcare careers by connecting them with training, funding options, preparation, mentorship. Through the Hub, regional workforce needs are identified and addressed to help employers build a strong and sustainable pipeline of talent.
Vermont’s Rural Health Transformation Program is supported by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of a financial assistance award totaling $195,053,740.44 with 100 percent funded by CMS/HHS. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by CMS/HHS, or the U.S. Government. For more information on Vermont’s Rural Health Transformation Program, please visit: https://healthcarereform.vermont.gov/hr1rural-health-transformation-fund.
