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Hospital Report Card


The categories of hospital information listed on this page collectively form the comprehensive "Hospital Report Card." You can access all the categories of information from the links below.   

The links for the quality of care and patient satisfaction information will take you to the website of the Vermont Department of Banking, Insurance, Securities and Health Care Administration (BISHCA).  There, you will find information about our hospital's performance, and also information about the performance of other community hospitals in Vermont.  BISHCA's website also includes the financial data for all Vermont community hospitals.

The links for the other Hospital Report Card categories listed below will take you to the corresponding information posted on our own website.  


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

What you'll find there:
See how CVMC scored on more than 30 indicators of quality of hospital care, including these sub-categories:
  1. Heart attack care
  2. Heart failure care
  3. Pneumonia care
  4. Preventing complications from surgery
  5. Infection reporting:
       
    (A) Surgical Site Infection Rates - Abdominal Hysterectomy

    (B) Surgical Site Infection Rates - Hip Replacement

    (C) Surgical Site Infection Rates - Knee Replacement

    (D) Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection Rates
       
    (E) Preventing Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infections

    (F) Prevention and Control of Antibiotic Resistant Infections 
  6. Nurse staffing
  7. Volume and mortality for selected procedures
Selected procedures include: Esophageal Resection, Pancreatic Resection, Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair (AAA) and Pediatric Heart Surgery.

CLICK HERE for More Quality Data on CVMC's website.


QUALITY IMPROVEMENT INTIATIVES  
 
READ ABOUT QUALITY IMPROVEMENT INITIATIVES on CVMC's website.

What you'll find there:
What CVMC has done to make patient care safer and more effective, including these sub-categories:
  • Quality improvement and patient safety projects
  • Quality improvement contact information
 
PATIENT SATISFACTION 
 
COMPARE PATIENT SATISFACTION FOR ALL VERMONT HOSPITALS 

What you'll find there:
National survey results showing how CVMC's patients rated their  experiences during inpatient stays.

CLICK HERE for More Patient Satisfaction Data on
CVMC's website.

 
HOSPITAL PRICING
 
COMPARE PRICING FOR VERMONT COMMUNITY HOSPITALS on BISHCA's Hospital Report Card Website.

What you'll find there:
  • Estimated hospital charges for high volume inpatient admissions.
  • Estimated hospital charges for high volume outpatient procedures.
  • Physician and hospital charges for common outpatient diagnostic procedures and visits.
HOSPITAL DISCOUNT AND FREE CARE POLICIES
 
SEE DISCOUNT AND FREE CARE POLICIES on Central Vermont Medical Center's website.

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


FINANCIAL REPORTS  
 
SEE FINANCIAL INFORMATION ON CENTRAL VERMONT MEDICAL CENTER'S WEBSITE

Figures on cost of care, cost shifting, comparisons of CVMC'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 Vermont's community hospitals on BISHCA's Hospital Report Card website.


STRATEGIC INITIATIVES AND PROCESS FOR PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
 
READ A SUMMARY OF STRATEGIC INITIATIVES for CVMC.

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.


HOSPITAL GOVERNANCE
 
FIND OUT ABOUT CVMC's GOVERNANCE
Learn who is on Central Vermont Medical Center'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
IF YOU HAVE A COMPLAINT
 
SEE HOW TO FILE A COMPLAINT AT CVMC
Tell us if you are concerned about the care you or someone else received at this hospital.  
 

Historical Data: See Comparative Data for all Hospitals by Year
on the website of the Vermont Department of Banking, Insurance,
Securities and Health Care Administration (BISHCA)


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State - Complaint 2009
State - Strategy 2009
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