Hospital rankings
Hospitals in Vermont with the lowest surgical site infections (colon)
3 Vermont hospitals ranked by surgical site infections (colon) in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Northwestern Medical Center Inc, University Of Vermont - Fletcher Allen Health Care, Central Vermont Medical Center. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.
| # | Hospital | Surgical site infections (colon)lower is better | Serious complicationslower is better | Central line bloodstream infectionslower is better | Catheter-associated urinary tract infectionslower is better | Surgical site infections (hysterectomy)lower is better | MRSA bloodstream infectionslower is better | C. diff infectionslower is better | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National average | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| 1 | Northwestern Medical Center Inc | 0.00, 91st percentile | 1.18, 12th percentile | — | 0.00, 88th percentile | — | — | 0.63, 16th percentile | Compare Northwestern Medical Center Inc |
| 2 | University Of Vermont - Fletcher Allen Health Care | 1.29, 21st percentile | 1.34, 5th percentile | 0.71, 31st percentile | 1.13, 9th percentile | 0.00, 89th percentile | 0.15, 80th percentile | 0.50, 25th percentile | Compare University Of Vermont - Fletcher Allen Health Care |
| 3 | Central Vermont Medical Center | 1.87, 7th percentile | 1.74, 1st percentile | 0.00, 90th percentile | 1.22, 8th percentile | — | — | 0.46, 27th percentile | Compare Central Vermont Medical Center |
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.
- Surgical site infections (colon)
- Surgical site infections from colon surgery (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).
- Serious complications
- Patient safety and adverse events composite (PSI 90; 1.0 = national value).
- Central line bloodstream infections
- Central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) in ICUs and select wards (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI) in ICUs and select wards (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).
- Surgical site infections (hysterectomy)
- Surgical site infections from abdominal hysterectomy (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).
- MRSA bloodstream infections
- Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) blood laboratory-identified events (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).
- C. diff infections
- Clostridium difficile (C. diff) intestinal infections (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).