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Best hospitals in Vermont

1 of the 11 Vermont hospitals rated by CMS hold the top rating of five stars, and 2 more hold four. They are listed here in order of CMS's overall quality rating and what patients say, next to how long the ER takes and how much each hospital marks up its prices.

Also:All 17 Vermont hospitalsBest hospitals by stateVermont ranks 26th of 52 statesCompare the top 3 side by side

1five-star hospitals
2four-star hospitals
11hospitals rated by CMS and open to the public, of 17 in the state
71%of patients would recommend the typical hospital US typical 71%
2 h 55 mintypical ER visit US typical 2 h 28 min

The top 3

1Gifford Medical CenterRandolph · Rural (critical access)CMS rating★★★★★Patients★★★★★Would recommend81%Listed per $1 of cost$2.022Univ. of Vermont - Fletcher Allen Health CareBurlington · GeneralCMS rating★★★★★Patients★★★★★Would recommend76%Typical ER visit4 h 19 minListed per $1 of cost$2.883Northwestern Medical Center IncSaint Albans · GeneralCMS rating★★★★★Patients★★★★★Would recommend68%Typical ER visit2 h 55 minListed per $1 of cost$2.40
How Vermont's 11 rated hospitals score
15 stars
24 stars
63 stars
12 stars
11 star

Every rated hospital in Vermont

In ranking order. Click a column to sort.

#HospitalCityCMS ratingPatient ratingWould recommendTypical ER visitListed per $1 of cost
1Gifford Medical CenterRandolph★★★★★★★★★★81%–$2.02
2Univ. of Vermont - Fletcher Allen Health CareBurlington★★★★★★★★★★76%4 h 19 min$2.88
3Northwestern Medical Center IncSaint Albans★★★★★★★★★★68%2 h 55 min$2.40
4Northeastern Vermont Regional HospitalSaint Johnsbury★★★★★★★★★★74%–$2.28
5Southwestern Vermont Medical CenterBennington★★★★★★★★★★72%3 h 22 min$2.83
6Central Vermont Medical CenterBarre★★★★★★★★★★71%2 h 48 min$2.57
7Rutland Regional Medical CenterRutland★★★★★★★★★★70%3 h 10 min$3.05
8Porter Hospital IncMiddlebury★★★★★★★★★★67%2 h 56 min$1.99
9Brattleboro Memorial HospitalBrattleboro★★★★★★★★★★64%2 h 51 min$2.64
10Copley HospitalMorrisville★★★★★★★★★★82%2 h 12 min$2.26
11North Country Hospital and Health CenterNewport★★★★★★★★★★68%–$2.94
How the order is set. Hospitals are sorted by CMS's overall hospital quality star rating (1 to 5 stars), which combines death rates, safety, readmissions, patient experience and timely care. Ties are broken by the patient survey star rating, then by the share of patients who would definitely recommend the hospital. Hospitals CMS has not rated, often small, new or specialty hospitals, are not listed; neither are Veterans Affairs and military hospitals, which most patients cannot choose. Prices and ER times are shown for comparison and do not change the order. A star rating is a summary: for a specific operation, look at that hospital's page and ask your doctor.

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Source: CMS Care Compare (overall star ratings and patient survey) and hospital cost reports.