19 hospitals in Vermont
As of the July 2026 CMS release, Vermont has 19 open hospitals in 17 cities, 18 of them with an emergency department. The median emergency room visit lasts 2 hr 55 min, 27 min longer than the US median of 2 hr 28 min. 4 of the 13 hospitals Medicare rates hold 4 or 5 stars (2 with 5), and the state average is 3.2 stars.
Hospitals
19
in 18 Vermont cities
With an ER
18
95% of hospitals
Vermont has 19 open hospitals across 18 cities. By type: 8 critical access hospitals, 7 acute care hospitals, 2 psychiatric hospitals and 1 VA acute care hospital (type not recorded for 1).
Vermont's largest hospital cities
Brattleboro
2 hospitals · 2 with an ER
- Median ER
- 2 hr 51 min
- Top rated
- Brattleboro Memorial Hospital (3★)
Top-rated hospitals and shortest ER visits
Highest Medicare star ratings
- Gifford Medical CenterRandolph
- White River Jct VA Medical CenterWhite River Junction
- Northwestern Medical Center INCSt Albans
- Fletcher Allen Hospital of VermontBurlington
- Central Vermont Medical CenterBarre
- Central Vermont Medical CenterGraniteville-East Barre
- Brattleboro Memorial HospitalBrattleboro
- Porter Hospital, INCMiddlebury
Shortest median ER visits
- Grace Cottage HospitalTownshend 1 hr 47 min
- Copley HospitalMorrisville 2 hr 12 min
- Central Vermont Medical CenterBarre 2 hr 48 min
- Central Vermont Medical CenterGraniteville-East Barre 2 hr 48 min
- Brattleboro Memorial HospitalBrattleboro 2 hr 51 min
- Northwestern Medical Center INCSt Albans 2 hr 55 min
- Porter Hospital, INCMiddlebury 2 hr 56 min
- Rutland Regional Medical CenterRutland 3 hr 10 min
See every Vermont ER ranked by wait · See every Vermont hospital ranked by stars · by patient rating · by infections and safety
All Vermont cities with hospitals
B
- Barre (1)
- Bennington (1)
- Berlin (1)
- Brattleboro (2)
- Burlington (1)
G
M
- Middlebury (1)
- Morrisville (1)
N
- Newport (1)
S
- Springfield (2)
- St Albans (2)
- St Johnsbury (2)
T
- Townshend (2)
W
- Waterbury (1)
- White River Junction (2)
- Windsor (1)
People and health care in Vermont
From the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (2020–2024).
Population
647,106
Median age 43.1
Hospitals per 100,000
2.9
19 hospitals listed · #15 of 50 states
No health insurance
3.9%
below the U.S. 8.4%
Age 65 and over
21.4%
above the U.S. 17.2%
Median household income
$81,203
U.S. $80,734
What nurses earn in Vermont
Questions about hospitals in Vermont
How many hospitals are in Vermont?
There are 19 open hospitals in Vermont across 18 cities. 18 of them have an emergency department.
Which Vermont city has the most hospitals?
Brattleboro, with 2 hospitals. White River Junction is next with 2.
How long is the ER wait in Vermont?
The median emergency room visit in Vermont lasts 2 hr 55 min, 27 min longer than the US median of 2 hr 28 min. That is a 12-month median from CMS, not a live wait time.
How many Vermont hospitals have 5 stars?
2 of the 13 Vermont hospitals with a Medicare overall star rating have 5 stars, and 4 have 4 or 5 stars. The average rating is 3.2 out of 5.
Hospitals in neighboring states
Source: hospital listings from CMS and public records; emergency room wait times (measure OP-18b) and overall star ratings from CMS Care Compare. Wait times are 12-month medians, not live. Where these figures come from.
Not affiliated with CMS. For a medical emergency, call 911.