Hospital rankings
Hospitals in Vermont with the lowest time in emergency department
9 Vermont hospitals ranked by time in emergency department in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Grace Cottage Hospital, Copley Hospital, Central Vermont Medical Center. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.
| # | Hospital | Time in emergency departmentlower is better | Left ED without being seenlower is better | Appropriate sepsis carehigher is better | Health care workers vaccinated for fluhigher is better | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National average | 162 min | 2.0% | 65.0% | 78.0% | ||
| 1 | Grace Cottage Hospital | 107 min, 85th percentile | 1.0%, 60th percentile | — | 95.0%, 88th percentile | Compare Grace Cottage Hospital |
| 2 | Copley Hospital | 132 min, 63rd percentile | — | — | 81.0%, 53rd percentile | Compare Copley Hospital |
| 3 | Central Vermont Medical Center | 168 min, 37th percentile | 2.0%, 32nd percentile | 61.0%, 39th percentile | 96.0%, 92nd percentile | Compare Central Vermont Medical Center |
| 4 | Brattleboro Memorial Hospital | 171 min, 35th percentile | 4.0%, 9th percentile | 67.0%, 54th percentile | 95.0%, 88th percentile | Compare Brattleboro Memorial Hospital |
| 5 | Northwestern Medical Center Inc | 175 min, 32nd percentile | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 63.0%, 44th percentile | 79.0%, 49th percentile | Compare Northwestern Medical Center Inc |
| 6 | Porter Hospital Inc | 176 min, 32nd percentile | — | — | 62.0%, 25th percentile | Compare Porter Hospital Inc |
| 7 | Rutland Regional Medical Center | 190 min, 24th percentile | 2.0%, 32nd percentile | 63.0%, 44th percentile | 62.0%, 25th percentile | Compare Rutland Regional Medical Center |
| 8 | Southwestern Vermont Medical Center | 202 min, 18th percentile | 4.0%, 9th percentile | 60.0%, 37th percentile | 96.0%, 92nd percentile | Compare Southwestern Vermont Medical Center |
| 9 | University Of Vermont - Fletcher Allen Health Care | 259 min, 4th percentile | 3.0%, 17th percentile | 48.0%, 16th percentile | 65.0%, 28th 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.
- Time in emergency department
- Median time patients spent in the emergency department before leaving.
- Left ED without being seen
- Percentage of patients who left the emergency department before being seen.
- Appropriate sepsis care
- Percentage of patients who received appropriate care for severe sepsis and septic shock.
- Health care workers vaccinated for flu
- Percentage of health care workers given influenza vaccination.