Hospital rankings
Hospitals in Vermont with the highest patients' overall rating
13 Vermont hospitals ranked by patients' overall rating in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: White River Jct VA Medical Center, Gifford Medical Center, Copley Hospital. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.
| # | Hospital | Patients' overall ratinghigher 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 |
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| National average | 88 | 3.3 | 11.9% | 11.1% | 15.0% | 1.00 | 162 min | 1.00 | ||||
| 1 | White River Jct VA Medical Center | 94, 97th percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 5, 97th percentile | — | 8.7%, 89th percentile | 14.4%, 83rd percentile | 0.83, 89th percentile | — | — | 174 | Compare White River Jct VA Medical Center |
| T2 | Gifford Medical Center | 92, 89th percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 4, 76th percentile | — | 10.3%, 64th percentile | 14.7%, 68th percentile | — | — | — | 52 | Compare Gifford Medical Center |
| T2 | Copley Hospital | 92, 89th 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 |
| T2 | Mt Ascutney Hospital | 92, 89th percentile | — | 5, 97th percentile | — | — | 14.7%, 68th percentile | — | — | — | 35 | Compare Mt Ascutney Hospital |
| T5 | Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital | 91, 82nd 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 |
| T5 | North Country Hospital And Health Center | 91, 82nd 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 |
| T7 | University Of Vermont - Fletcher Allen Health Care | 89, 61st 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 |
| T7 | Central Vermont Medical Center | 89, 61st 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 |
| T9 | Northwestern Medical Center Inc | 88, 48th 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 |
| T9 | Rutland Regional Medical Center | 88, 48th 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 |
| T9 | Southwestern Vermont Medical Center | 88, 48th 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 |
| 12 | Porter Hospital Inc | 87, 37th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | — | 11.6%, 37th percentile | 14.7%, 68th percentile | — | 176 min, 32nd percentile | — | 45 | Compare Porter Hospital Inc |
| 13 | Brattleboro Memorial Hospital | 86, 27th 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 |
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.
- Patients' overall rating
- HCAHPS overall hospital rating, linear mean score (0-100).
- 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).