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 site infection rates – total abdominal hysterectomy
    (B) Central line associated blood stream infection rates
    (C) Central line associated blood stream infection prevention 
    (D) Preventing infections from drug resistant organisms
• 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 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:

National survey results showing how SVMC's patients rated their experiences during inpatient stays. 

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

• Estimated hospital charges for high volume inpatient admissons
• Estimated hospital charges for high volume outpatient procedures
• Hospital charges for high volume and common outpatient diagnostic procedures
• Physician charges for high volume and common outpatient visits and procedures

SEE DISCOUNT AND FREE CARE POLICIES  on Southwestern Vermont Medical Center's website.

CLICK HERE  for links to all Vermont hospitals, including
links to their discount and free care policiesm, on BISHCA'S website.

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 STRATEGIC INITIATIVES FOR SVMC

This document describes initiatives to meet health care needs of the local population. It is based on a strategic planning process that includes opportunities for public input.

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

SEE HOW TO FILE A COMPLAINT AT SVMC

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