Hospital rankings
Hospitals in Vermont with the highest value-based purchasing score
6 Vermont hospitals ranked by value-based purchasing score in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Northwestern Medical Center Inc, Central Vermont Medical Center, Rutland Regional Medical Center. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.
| # | Hospital | Value-based purchasing scorehigher is better | Net Medicare quality adjustmenthigher is better | Readmissions penaltyhigher is better | Hospital-acquired condition scorelower is better | Value-based purchasing adjustmenthigher is better | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National average | 31 | −0.48% | −0.34% | 0.00 | +0.13% | ||
| 1 | Northwestern Medical Center Inc | 50, 94th percentile | +0.44%, 84th percentile | −0.01%, 77th percentile | +1.07, 5th percentile | +1.45%, 94th percentile | Compare Northwestern Medical Center Inc |
| 2 | Central Vermont Medical Center | 49, 92nd percentile | −0.59%, 43rd percentile | −0.94%, 9th percentile | +1.32, 3rd percentile | +1.35%, 92nd percentile | Compare Central Vermont Medical Center |
| 3 | Rutland Regional Medical Center | 35, 70th percentile | −0.71%, 39th percentile | −0.15%, 54th percentile | +1.04, 6th percentile | +0.44%, 70th percentile | Compare Rutland Regional Medical Center |
| 4 | Southwestern Vermont Medical Center | 34, 65th percentile | +0.20%, 79th percentile | −0.12%, 58th percentile | −0.43, 76th percentile | +0.32%, 65th percentile | Compare Southwestern Vermont Medical Center |
| 5 | Brattleboro Memorial Hospital | 33, 64th percentile | +0.28%, 81st percentile | 0.00%, 89th percentile | −0.32, 69th percentile | +0.28%, 63rd percentile | Compare Brattleboro Memorial Hospital |
| 6 | University Of Vermont - Fletcher Allen Health Care | 31, 57th percentile | −0.88%, 34th percentile | −0.03%, 73rd percentile | +1.10, 4th percentile | +0.15%, 56th percentile | Compare University Of Vermont - Fletcher Allen Health Care |
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.
- Value-based purchasing score
- Hospital Value-Based Purchasing Total Performance Score (0-100), from outcomes, safety, patient experience and efficiency. It sets a Medicare bonus or penalty..
- Net Medicare quality adjustment
- Approximate combined change to the hospital's Medicare inpatient payments from the three pay-for-performance programs, added together: the readmissions penalty, the value-based purchasing bonus or penalty, and the 1% cut for hospital-acquired conditions. Inpatient prospective payment system hospitals only; Maryland hospitals are exempt..
- 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..
- Hospital-acquired condition score
- Total score in the Hospital-Acquired Condition Reduction Program, from patient safety events and infections (weighted z-scores; 0 is about average, higher is worse). Medicare cuts payments 1% for the worst-scoring quarter of hospitals..
- Value-based purchasing adjustment
- Change to Medicare payments under Hospital Value-Based Purchasing: a bonus (positive) or penalty (negative, up to 2%) based on the Total Performance Score..