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Hospitals in Vermont with the lowest hospital-wide readmission rate

15 Vermont hospitals ranked by hospital-wide readmission rate in the 2025 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Northwestern Medical Center Inc, White River Jct VA Medical Center, Brattleboro Memorial Hospital. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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15 hospitals ranked in Vermont by hospital-wide readmission rate; 2 more match but have no reported value.

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#HospitalHospital-wide readmission ratelower is better · 2025 dataOverall star ratinghigher is betterPatient survey star ratinghigher is betterHeart attack death ratelower is betterHeart failure death ratelower is betterSerious complicationslower is betterTime in emergency departmentlower is betterMedicare spending per patientlower is betterTotal beds
National average15.0%3.311.9%11.1%1.00162 min1.00
1Northwestern Medical Center IncSaint Albans, VT · Acute care14.0%4310.9%12.6%1.18175 min0.8870Compare
T2White River Jct VA Medical CenterWhite River Junction, VT · Veterans Affairs14.4%55—8.7%0.83——174Compare
T2Brattleboro Memorial HospitalBrattleboro, VT · Acute care14.4%33—11.4%0.95171 min0.97104Compare
4North Country Hospital And Health CenterNewport, VT · Critical access14.6%1412.0%15.3%———25Compare
T5Gifford Medical CenterRandolph, VT · Critical access14.7%54—10.3%———52Compare
T5University Of Vermont - Fletcher Allen Health CareBurlington, VT · Acute care14.7%4412.0%13.0%1.34259 min0.97615Compare
T5Porter Hospital IncMiddlebury, VT · Critical access14.7%33—11.6%—176 min—45Compare
T5Rutland Regional Medical CenterRutland, VT · Acute care14.7%3411.9%13.7%1.38190 min0.95301Compare
T5Mt Ascutney HospitalWindsor, VT · Critical access14.7%—5—————35Compare
10Grace Cottage HospitalTownshend, VT · Critical access14.8%—————107 min—19Compare
11Copley HospitalMorrisville, VT · Critical access14.9%2512.1%14.5%—132 min—25Compare
12Springfield HospitalSpringfield, VT · Critical access15.1%———18.2%———25Compare
13Central Vermont Medical CenterBarre, VT · Acute care15.3%3410.8%10.0%1.74168 min0.85175Compare
14Northeastern Vermont Regional HospitalSaint Johnsbury, VT · Critical access15.4%3411.8%11.7%———75Compare
15Southwestern Vermont Medical CenterBennington, VT · Acute care15.8%34—9.7%0.81202 min0.96180Compare

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.

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.
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.
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).