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Hospitals in Vermont with the smallest Medicare readmissions penalties

6 Vermont hospitals ranked by readmissions penalty in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Brattleboro Memorial Hospital, Northwestern Medical Center Inc, University Of Vermont - Fletcher Allen Health Care. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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6 hospitals ranked in Vermont by readmissions penalty; 11 more match but have no reported value.

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#HospitalReadmissions penaltyhigher is betterOverall star ratinghigher is betterPatient survey star ratinghigher is betterHeart attack death ratelower is betterHeart failure death ratelower is betterHospital-wide readmission ratelower is better · 2025 dataSerious complicationslower is betterTime in emergency departmentlower is betterMedicare spending per patientlower is betterTotal beds
National average−0.34%3.311.9%11.1%15.0%1.00162 min1.00
1Brattleboro Memorial HospitalBrattleboro, VT · Acute care0.00%33—11.4%14.4%0.95171 min0.97104Compare
2Northwestern Medical Center IncSaint Albans, VT · Acute care−0.01%4310.9%12.6%14.0%1.18175 min0.8870Compare
3University Of Vermont - Fletcher Allen Health CareBurlington, VT · Acute care−0.03%4412.0%13.0%14.7%1.34259 min0.97615Compare
4Southwestern Vermont Medical CenterBennington, VT · Acute care−0.12%34—9.7%15.8%0.81202 min0.96180Compare
5Rutland Regional Medical CenterRutland, VT · Acute care−0.15%3411.9%13.7%14.7%1.38190 min0.95301Compare
6Central Vermont Medical CenterBarre, VT · Acute care−0.94%3410.8%10.0%15.3%1.74168 min0.85175Compare

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.

Readmissions penalty
Change to Medicare payments under the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program, which cuts payments (by up to 3%) to hospitals with more readmissions than expected. 0% means no penalty..
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).