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Hospitals in Vermont with the lowest heart failure death rate

13 Vermont hospitals ranked by heart failure death rate in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: White River Jct VA Medical Center, Southwestern Vermont Medical Center, Central Vermont Medical Center. 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 heart failure death rate; 4 more match but have no reported value.

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#HospitalHeart failure death ratelower is betterOverall star ratinghigher is betterPatient survey star ratinghigher is betterHeart attack 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 average11.1%3.311.9%15.0%1.00162 min1.00
1White River Jct VA Medical CenterWhite River Junction, VT · Veterans Affairs8.7%55—14.4%0.83——174Compare
2Southwestern Vermont Medical CenterBennington, VT · Acute care9.7%34—15.8%0.81202 min0.96180Compare
3Central Vermont Medical CenterBarre, VT · Acute care10.0%3410.8%15.3%1.74168 min0.85175Compare
4Gifford Medical CenterRandolph, VT · Critical access10.3%54—14.7%———52Compare
5Brattleboro Memorial HospitalBrattleboro, VT · Acute care11.4%33—14.4%0.95171 min0.97104Compare
6Porter Hospital IncMiddlebury, VT · Critical access11.6%33—14.7%—176 min—45Compare
7Northeastern Vermont Regional HospitalSaint Johnsbury, VT · Critical access11.7%3411.8%15.4%———75Compare
8Northwestern Medical Center IncSaint Albans, VT · Acute care12.6%4310.9%14.0%1.18175 min0.8870Compare
9University Of Vermont - Fletcher Allen Health CareBurlington, VT · Acute care13.0%4412.0%14.7%1.34259 min0.97615Compare
10Rutland Regional Medical CenterRutland, VT · Acute care13.7%3411.9%14.7%1.38190 min0.95301Compare
11Copley HospitalMorrisville, VT · Critical access14.5%2512.1%14.9%—132 min—25Compare
12North Country Hospital And Health CenterNewport, VT · Critical access15.3%1412.0%14.6%———25Compare
13Springfield HospitalSpringfield, VT · Critical access18.2%———15.1%———25Compare

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.

Heart failure death rate
30-day death rate for heart failure patients.
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.
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).