Awards & Accreditations

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Vermont (Blue Cross) has selected Rutland Regional Medical Center as a Blue Distinction Center+ for Knee/Hip Replacement and Spine Surgery. This designation is part of the Blue Distinction Specialty Care program. Blue Distinction Centers are nationally designated healthcare facilities shown to deliver improved patient safety and better health outcomes, based on objective measures that were developed by Blue Cross and Blue Shield companies with input from the medical community.

Rutland Regional Medical Center is currently the sole Blue Distinction^® Center+ for Knee/Hip Replacement and Spine Surgery in the state of Vermont.

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U.S. News & World Report, the global authority in hospital rankings and consumer advice, has named Rutland Regional Medical Center as a 2025 High Performing hospital for Maternity Care. This is the highest award a hospital can earn as part of U.S. News’ Best Hospitals for Maternity Care annual study. Rutland Regional was the only hospital in Vermont to attain this recognition.

Additionally, Rutland Regional was one of only 118 hospitals nationwide to be named a 2025 Maternity Care Access Hospital, which is a hospital that offers essential maternity services to underserved communities. This recognizes hospitals serving communities that would be in danger of becoming a maternity care desert.

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Rutland Regional Medical Center has been recognized as a 2024 Patient Safety Excellence Award™ recipient by Healthgrades, the leading resource consumers use to find a hospital or doctor. This means Rutland Regional is among the top 5/10% in the nation for patient safety. Healthgrades’ analysis revealed that patients treated in hospitals receiving the 2024 Patient Safety Excellence Award have a significantly lower chance of experiencing one of the four leading safety indicators than patients treated at non-recipient hospitals:

• In-hospital fall resulting in fracture (approximately 52% less likely)
• Collapsed lung due to a procedure or surgery in or around the chest (approximately 56% less likely)
• Pressure sores or bed sores acquired in the hospital (approximately 67% less likely)
• Catheter-related bloodstream infections acquired in the hospital (approximately 71% less likely)

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Rutland Regional Medical Center announced today that it has been recognized as a 2024 Outpatient Joint Replacement Excellence Award™ recipient by Healthgrades, the leading resource consumers use to find a hospital or doctor. This achievement along with their 5-Star in Outpatient Total Hip Replacement reflects the organization’s dedication to clinical excellence and distinguishes Rutland Regional Medical Center as one of the nation’s leading hospitals for outpatient joint replacement. Rutland Regional is also the only hospital in Vermont and New Hampshire to receive the Outpatient Joint Replacement Excellence Award distinction.

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U.S. News & World Report, the global authority in hospital rankings and consumer advice, has named Rutland Regional Medical Center as a 2023-2024 High Performing hospital for hip replacement and knee replacement. This is the highest distinction a hospital can earn for U.S. News’ Best Hospitals Procedures & Conditions ratings. Rutland Regional was one of only two hospitals in Vermont to achieve high recognition for both Hip and Knee replacement.

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Vermont has selected Rutland Regional Medical Center as a Blue Distinction Center for Maternity Care, part of the Blue Distinction Specialty Care program. Blue Distinction Centers are nationally designated healthcare facilities shown to deliver improved patient safety and better health outcomes, based on objective measures that were developed by Blue Cross and Blue Shield companies with input from the medical community.

Rutland Regional Medical Center is currently the sole Blue Distinction^® Center for Maternity Care Program in the state of Vermont.

Read the full press release on Blue Distinction

The American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (ACS NSQIP®) has recognized Rutland Regional Medical Center, as one of 78 ACS NSQIP participating hospitals that have achieved meritorious outcomes for surgical patient care in 2022. As a participant in ACS NSQIP, Rutland Regional is required to track the outcomes of inpatient and outpatient surgical procedures and collect data that assesses patient safety and can be used to direct improvement in the quality of surgical care.

Rutland Regional is among a select group of hospitals that has achieved a meritorious composite score in either an “All Cases” category or a category which includes higher risk cases (“High Risk”). Risk-adjusted data from the July 2023 ACS NSQIP Semiannual Report, which represents data from the 2022 calendar year, were used to determine which hospitals demonstrated meritorious outcomes. Rutland Regional has been recognized on both the “All Cases” and “High Risk” Meritorious lists.

Rutland Regional Medical Center has been recognized as a Joint Replacement Excellence Award™ recipient for five years in a row (2019-2023) by Healthgrades, the leading marketplace connecting doctors and patients. Other awards include:

• Named Among the Top 10% in the Nation for Joint Replacement for 5 Years in a Row (2019-2023)
• Five-Star Recipient for Total Hip Replacement for 5 Years in a Row (2019-2023)
• Five-Star Recipient for Treatment of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in 2023

U.S. News & World Report, the global authority in hospital rankings and consumer advice, has named Rutland Regional Medical Center as a 2022-2023 High Performing hospital for urology, hip fracture, hip replacement and knee replacement.

Rutland Regional Medical Center has achieved the Healthgrades 2022 Outstanding Patient Experience Award™. This distinction places Rutland Regional among the top 10 percent of hospitals nationwide for patient experience, according to Healthgrades, the leading marketplace that connects people with the right doctor and hospital.

Rutland Regional Medical Center is named one of America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Joint Replacement™ for the third year in a row according to new research released by Healthgrades, the leading resource that connects consumers, physicians and health systems.

Rutland Regional is the only hospital in Vermont to receive the America’s 100 Best Hospital for Joint Replacement award. The hospital also was recognized for the following clinical achievements:

• Joint Replacement Excellence Award for five years in a row (2019-2023)
• Five-Star recipient for Total Knee Replacement for twelve years in a row (2011-2022)
• Five-Star recipient for Total Hip Replacement for four years in a row (2019-2022)
• Five-Star recipient for Treatment of Sepsis for three years in a row (2020-2022)

Congratulations to the West Ridge Center for being recognized by the NCQA as a patient-centered specialty practice. NCQA Patient-Centered Specialty Practice Recognition distinguishes practices that communicate, collaborate and integrate care in ways that patients want and that improve quality.

Rutland Regional Medical Center has been designated a Breast Imaging Center of Excellence by the American College of Radiology (ACR).

This designation recognizes breast imaging centers that have earned accreditation in mammography, stereotactic breast biopsy, and breast ultrasound (including ultrasound-guided breast biopsy).

Rutland Regional Medical Center was recognized by the National Safe Sleep Hospital Certification Program for reaching the “Gold Safe Sleep Champion” designation for their commitment to best practices and education on infant safe sleep. The Gold Safe Sleep Champion level is the highest designation available.

In December, 2020, Rutland Regional Medical Center received the highest national honor for professional nursing practice with the prestigious Magnet^® recognition. The American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Magnet Recognition Program^® distinguishes healthcare organizations that meet rigorous standards for nursing excellence.

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Vermont (BCBSVT) has selected Rutland Regional Medical Center as a Blue Distinction Center for Knee and Hip Replacement, part of the Blue Distinction Specialty Care program. Blue Distinction Centers are nationally designated healthcare facilities shown to deliver improved patient safety and better health outcomes, based on objective measures that were developed by Blue Cross Blue Shield companies with input from the medical community.

The Joint Commission recognizes Rutland Regional Medical Center with its Gold Seal of Approval^® for its dedication to continuous compliance with the joint Commission’s State-of-the-Art standards. A team of Joint Commission expert surveyors evaluated Rutland Regional for compliance with standards of care specific to the needs of patients, including infection prevention and control, leadership and medication management. The Gold Seal indicates that Rutland Regional meets the Joint Commission’s rigorous performance standards in delivering quality, safe care. The Gold Seal is an internationally recognized seal of quality.