Birthing-friendly hospitals in Vermont
Birthing-friendly hospitals › Vermont
Vermont has 10 birthing-friendly hospitals. 10 of them have an emergency department. Across those that report it, the median emergency department visit lasts 2 hr 55 min.
The birthing-friendly designation marks hospitals that have attested to taking part in a maternity care quality improvement programme and to implementing recommended patient safety practices. It reflects participation in those programmes rather than a measured birth outcome, so treat it as one signal among several when choosing where to give birth.
| Hospital | City | ER wait | CMS rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Vermont Medical Center | Barre | 2 hr 48 min | 3/5 |
| Southwestern Vermont Medical Center | Bennington | 3 hr 22 min | 3/5 |
| Brattleboro Memorial Hospital | Brattleboro | 2 hr 51 min | 3/5 |
| Fletcher Allen Hospital of Vermont | Burlington | 4 hr 19 min | 4/5 |
| Central Vermont Medical Center | Graniteville-East Barre | 2 hr 48 min | 3/5 |
| Porter Hospital, INC | Middlebury | 2 hr 56 min | 3/5 |
| Rutland Regional Medical Center | Rutland | 3 hr 10 min | 3/5 |
| Northwestern Medical Center | St Albans | 2 hr 55 min | 4/5 |
| Northwestern Medical Center INC | St Albans | 2 hr 55 min | 4/5 |
| Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital | St Johnsbury | not reported | 3/5 |
Designation published by CMS alongside the Hospital General Information dataset. Data published July 2026. See all hospitals in Vermont, or Birthing-friendly hospitals in other states. How this data works.