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Hospitals in Vermont with the lowest C. diff infections

13 Vermont hospitals ranked by C. diff infections in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Gifford Medical Center, Springfield Hospital, Copley Hospital. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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13 hospitals ranked in Vermont by c. diff infections; 4 more match but have no reported value.

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#	Hospital	C. diff infectionslower is better	Overall star ratinghigher is better	Patient survey star ratinghigher is better	Heart attack death ratelower is better	Heart failure death ratelower is better	Hospital-wide readmission ratelower is better · 2025 data	Serious complicationslower is better	Time in emergency departmentlower is better	Medicare spending per patientlower is better	Total beds	Compare
	National average	1.00		3.3	11.9%	11.1%	15.0%	1.00	162 min	1.00
T1	Gifford Medical CenterRandolph, VT · Critical access	0.00, 90th percentile	5, 94th percentile	4, 76th percentile	—	10.3%, 64th percentile	14.7%, 68th percentile	—	—	—	52	Compare Gifford Medical Center
T1	Springfield HospitalSpringfield, VT · Critical access	0.00, 90th percentile	—	—	—	18.2%, 0th percentile	15.1%, 40th percentile	—	—	—	25	Compare Springfield Hospital
3	Copley HospitalMorrisville, VT · Critical access	0.39, 34th percentile	2, 17th percentile	5, 97th percentile	12.1%, 38th percentile	14.5%, 5th percentile	14.9%, 54th percentile	—	132 min, 63rd percentile	—	25	Compare Copley Hospital
4	Central Vermont Medical CenterBarre, VT · Acute care	0.46, 27th percentile	3, 43rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	10.8%, 83rd percentile	10.0%, 70th percentile	15.3%, 28th percentile	1.74, 1st percentile	168 min, 37th percentile	0.85, 95th percentile	175	Compare Central Vermont Medical Center
5	University Of Vermont - Fletcher Allen Health CareBurlington, VT · Acute care	0.50, 25th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	12.0%, 42nd percentile	13.0%, 15th percentile	14.7%, 68th percentile	1.34, 5th percentile	259 min, 4th percentile	0.97, 61st percentile	615	Compare University Of Vermont - Fletcher Allen Health Care
6	Northwestern Medical Center IncSaint Albans, VT · Acute care	0.63, 16th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	10.9%, 80th percentile	12.6%, 20th percentile	14.0%, 93rd percentile	1.18, 12th percentile	175 min, 32nd percentile	0.88, 92nd percentile	70	Compare Northwestern Medical Center Inc
7	Rutland Regional Medical CenterRutland, VT · Acute care	0.64, 16th percentile	3, 43rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	11.9%, 46th percentile	13.7%, 10th percentile	14.7%, 68th percentile	1.38, 4th percentile	190 min, 24th percentile	0.95, 71st percentile	301	Compare Rutland Regional Medical Center
8	Northeastern Vermont Regional HospitalSaint Johnsbury, VT · Critical access	0.64, 16th percentile	3, 43rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	11.8%, 49th percentile	11.7%, 35th percentile	15.4%, 23rd percentile	—	—	—	75	Compare Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital
9	Mt Ascutney HospitalWindsor, VT · Critical access	0.71, 12th percentile	—	5, 97th percentile	—	—	14.7%, 68th percentile	—	—	—	35	Compare Mt Ascutney Hospital
10	Southwestern Vermont Medical CenterBennington, VT · Acute care	1.09, 5th percentile	3, 43rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	—	9.7%, 75th percentile	15.8%, 11th percentile	0.81, 92nd percentile	202 min, 18th percentile	0.96, 66th percentile	180	Compare Southwestern Vermont Medical Center
11	Brattleboro Memorial HospitalBrattleboro, VT · Acute care	1.29, 3rd percentile	3, 43rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	—	11.4%, 41st percentile	14.4%, 83rd percentile	0.95, 55th percentile	171 min, 35th percentile	0.97, 61st percentile	104	Compare Brattleboro Memorial Hospital
12	North Country Hospital And Health CenterNewport, VT · Critical access	1.88, 1st percentile	1, 3rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	12.0%, 42nd percentile	15.3%, 3rd percentile	14.6%, 74th percentile	—	—	—	25	Compare North Country Hospital And Health Center
13	Porter Hospital IncMiddlebury, VT · Critical access	2.70, 0th percentile	3, 43rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	—	11.6%, 37th percentile	14.7%, 68th percentile	—	176 min, 32nd percentile	—	45	Compare Porter Hospital Inc

About these rankings

Rankings use the 2026 release of CMS Care Compare data. Hospitals share a rank (“T”) when their values are equal, and only hospitals with a reported value for the sorted measure are ranked. Shading compares each value with every hospital in the country, so it doesn’t change with your filters. Small differences are often not statistically meaningful; use the methodology and glossary for context.

C. diff infections: Clostridium difficile (C. diff) intestinal infections (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).
Overall star rating: CMS overall hospital quality star rating (1-5).
Patient survey star rating: HCAHPS summary star rating (1-5).
Heart attack death rate: 30-day death rate for heart attack patients.
Heart failure death rate: 30-day death rate for heart failure patients.
Hospital-wide readmission rate: Rate of unplanned readmission within 30 days, all conditions. From 2025 CMS reports the Hybrid Hospital-Wide Readmission measure (claims plus EHR data), which replaced the claims-only measure; values are close but not strictly comparable across the change. CMS suppressed it for 2026.. Latest available: 2025 release.
Serious complications: Patient safety and adverse events composite (PSI 90; 1.0 = national value).
Time in emergency department: Median time patients spent in the emergency department before leaving.
Medicare spending per patient: Medicare spending per beneficiary episode relative to the national median (1.0 = national median).
Total beds: Total beds reported to CMS (Provider of Services file).