COMPARE QUALITY OF CARE FOR ALL VERMONT HOSPITALS on BISHCA's Hospital Report Card website menu page.

What you'll find there:
See how Southwestern Vermont Medical Center scored on more than 30 indicators of quality of hospital care, including these sub-categories:

• Heart Attack Care
• Heart Failure Care
• Pneumonia Care
• Infection Reporting
  • (A) Surgical Infection Prevention
  • (B) Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection Rates
• Nurse Staffing
• Volume and Mortality for Selected Procedures Procedures compared include: Esophageal Resection, Pancreatic Resection, Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair (AAA), Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG), Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty (PTCA), Pediatric Heart Surgery, and Carotid Endarterectomy.

READ ABOUT HOSPITAL SAFE PRACTICES on Southwestern Vermont Medical Center's website. What you'll find there:

• Survey responses about hand hygiene, surgical site infection prevention and central venous catheter related bloodstream infection prevention (three components of The Leapfrog Group Quality and Safety Survey)

   

READ ABOUT QUALITY IMPROVEMENT INITIATIVES on Southwestern Vermont Medical Center's website. What you'll find there:

What SVMC has done to make patient care safer and more effective, including these sub-categories:

• Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Projects
• Quality Improvement Contact Information

COMPARE PATIENT SATISFACTION FOR ALL VERMONT HOSPITALS on BISHCA's Hospital Report Card website. What you'll find there:

• How SVMC's patients rated their hospital experiences
• Inpatient Medical/Surgical Services

COMPARE PRICING FOR ALL VERMONT HOSPITALS on BISHCA's Hospital Report Card Website. What you'll find there:

• Calculated Charges for High Volume Inpatient Diagnosis
• Calculated Charges for High Volume Outpatient Surgical Procedures
• Charges for High Volume & Common Outpatient Diagnostic Procedures
• Hospital Discount and Free Care Policies

SEE FINANCIAL INFORMATION ON SVMC's WEBSITE
What you'll find there:

Figures on cost of care, cost shifting, comparisons of SVMC's financial information to state averages, and measures of financial health:

• Summary of Budget
• Financial Health and Benchmarks
• Cost Shift Information
• Capital Expenditure Information
• Optional Hospital-Specific Budget Information/Contact Info

CLICK HERE  to Compare Financial information for All Hospitals on BISHCA's Hospital Report Card website.

READ A SUMMARY OF THE COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESSMENT FOR SVMC

This document describes the health care needs of the local population served by each hospital. It is based on data from the Vermont Department of Health as well as input from a public engagement process.

FIND OUT ABOUT SVMC's GOVERNANCE

Learn who is on SVMC's Board of Trustees, how they are selected, and how the public can take part in our hospital activities, including

• Public Meeting Schedule
• Contact Information

HOW TO FILE A COMPLAINT AT SVMC  

Tell us if you are concerned about the care you or someone else received at this hospital.