Southwestern Vermont Medical Center Ratings

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Contents:
Quality of Care - Infectious Diseases - ER Wait Time - Patient Ratings

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Quality of Care - Mortality Rate

How well does Southwestern Vermont Medical Center save lives? 1% better than the national average, based on the overall mortality rate for critical illnesses.

	Mortality Rate at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center	National Average
Heart Attack	14.4%	12.6%
Stroke	14%	13.9%
Heart Failure	12.6%	11.8%
Pneumonia	14.9%	18.2%

Infectious Disease at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center

Drug resistant bacteria are becoming a large health risk facing the United States. There are an increasing number of drug resistant bacteria, including: drug resistant bacteria due primarily to unnecessary and mis-applied use among humans and livestock, patients with hospitalizations for relatively minor reasons can suddenly face lifethreatening illness.

Infectious Disease	Cases
C. Diff Sickens more than a half million people each year and has a 17% mortality rate after one year1	10
MRSA Causes life-threatening bloodstream infections, pneumonia and surgical site infections. Mortality rates may be as high as 20%2	0

Emergency Room Wait Time Ratings

Average Time Spent In Emergency Department: 3h 40m

Patient Ratings

While customer satisfaction surveys don't necessarily reflect the quality of care provided at the hospital, it can identify some areas that are important standards to maintain, such as managing pain and maintaining a sanitary environment.

Overall Patient Rating: VERY GOOD



Footnotes:

¹C Diff Mortality Rate
²MRSA Mortality Rate

Southwestern Vermont Medical Center Stories

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Dec 26, 2025, 9:12 PM
Southwestern Vermont Medical Center: "It takes over 5 hours to be seen in the er? This is really sad..." - Katherine

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