Hospitals in Vermont: ratings, owners and penalties for 17 hospitals
Vermont has 17 hospitals in the CMS hospital files, 15 of them with emergency services. The average overall rating is 3.2 of 5 and 1 is rated one star. In fiscal year 2026, 4 of them faced a 1% Medicare payment reduction under the Hospital-Acquired Condition Reduction Program, and 5 had an excess readmission ratio above 1.0 on at least one condition tracked by the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program.
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- Hospitals
- 17
- Average overall rating
- 3.2 of 5
- One star hospitals
- 1
- Five star hospitals
- 2
- With emergency services
- 15
- HAC payment reductions, fiscal year 2026
- 4 of 6 in the program
- With excess readmissions
- 5
Hospitals by penalties and rating
Hospitals with a HAC payment reduction first, then by most conditions with excess readmissions, then by lowest star rating. Each row links to the page and its Medicare Care Compare record.
| Hospital | City | Type | Stars | Emergency | HAC payment cut | Excess readmission conditions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Vermont Medical Center | Barre | Acute Care Hospitals | 3 | Yes | Yes | 4 | medicare.gov |
| Rutland Regional Medical Center | Rutland | Acute Care Hospitals | 3 | Yes | Yes | 2 | medicare.gov |
| Northwestern Medical Center Inc | Saint Albans | Acute Care Hospitals | 4 | Yes | Yes | 1 | medicare.gov |
| Univ. of Vermont, Fletcher Allen Health Care | Burlington | Acute Care Hospitals | 4 | Yes | Yes | 1 | medicare.gov |
| Southwestern Vermont Medical Center | Bennington | Acute Care Hospitals | 3 | Yes | No | 1 | medicare.gov |
| North Country Hospital and Health Center | Newport | Critical Access Hospitals | 1 | Yes | Not in program | Not listed | medicare.gov |
| Copley Hospital | Morrisville | Critical Access Hospitals | 2 | Yes | Not in program | Not listed | medicare.gov |
| Brattleboro Memorial Hospital | Brattleboro | Acute Care Hospitals | 3 | Yes | No | 0 | medicare.gov |
| Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital | Saint Johnsbury | Critical Access Hospitals | 3 | Yes | Not in program | Not listed | medicare.gov |
| Porter Hospital Inc | Middlebury | Critical Access Hospitals | 3 | Yes | Not in program | Not listed | medicare.gov |
| Gifford Medical Center | Randolph | Critical Access Hospitals | 5 | Yes | Not in program | Not listed | medicare.gov |
| White River JCT VA Medical Center | White River Junction | Acute Care, Veterans Administration | 5 | Yes | Not in program | Not listed | medicare.gov |
| Brattleboro Retreat | Brattleboro | Psychiatric | Not listed | Yes | Not in program | Not listed | medicare.gov |
| Grace Cottage Hospital | Townshend | Critical Access Hospitals | Not listed | No | Not in program | Not listed | medicare.gov |
| Mt Ascutney Hospital | Windsor | Critical Access Hospitals | Not listed | Yes | Not in program | Not listed | medicare.gov |
| Springfield Hospital | Springfield | Critical Access Hospitals | Not listed | Yes | Not in program | Not listed | medicare.gov |
| Vermont Psychiatric Care Hospital | Berlin | Psychiatric | Not listed | No | Not in program | Not listed | medicare.gov |
Star ratings
| Overall rating | Hospitals |
|---|---|
| 5 of 5 | 2 |
| 4 of 5 | 2 |
| 3 of 5 | 6 |
| 2 of 5 | 1 |
| 1 of 5 | 1 |
| Not rated | 5 |
Owners and managers with the most hospitals in Vermont
| Organization | Hospitals | Average stars | One star | HAC payment cuts | With excess readmissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The University of Vermont Health Network Inc. | 2 | 3.5 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Updated November 7, 2026. Read from CMS Provider Data Catalog and data.cms.gov, hospitals. Open data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (US government work). Ratings and program results are as CMS lists them on the date shown and CMS refreshes them on its own schedule. The CMS files are joined on the CMS Certification Number. CMS gives each owner organization an ID, and an owner page groups hospitals on that ID. Names of individual owners and managers are not shown. This page uses CMS data and is not endorsed or certified by CMS. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.