2006 Hospital Report Card

Note: This is an archived report site. External links in archived sites are not maintained for currency,
and the data is current  only for the year of the report.

In 2003, the Vermont Legislature passed Act 53, "An Act Relating to Hospital and Health Care System Accountability, Capital Spending, and Annual Budgets." One of the requirements of Act 53 is that Vermont hospitals publish annual hospital community reports containing information about quality, patient safety, financial health, costs for services, and other hospital characteristics. The law also requires the Department of Banking, Insurance, Securities and Health Care Administration to publish some of that same information in a comparative format on this website.

The categories of information listed on this page collectively form the Department's comparative "Act 53 Hospital Report Card."

 

Quality of Care

 

Volume refers to the number of patients who underwent the procedure at the hospital.  Volume is important because the success of certain types of procedures may be related to the number of those procedures performed at the hospital. 
 
Mortality refers to the number of patients who underwent the procedure at a hospital and died at the same hospital.  More detailed definitions of these indicators can be found in the Technical Guide. 
 
No single source of information can be used to determine overall quality of care in a hospital. However, the information provided can be used as a stepping stone to evaluate medical care delivered by hospitals. Consumers should review these and other sources of information, and talk with their physicians, hospitals, family and friends, to assess where to receive care. These indicators were developed by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). These particular procedures are shown because research has demonstrated a link between the volume of the procedures and the outcome of the procedures, including mortality rates. Vermont hospital results can be seen for the following procedures:
 
Esophageal Resection                   
Pancreatic Resection                   
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair (AAA)              
Carotid Endarterectomy                 

 

Patient Satisfaction
See what patients said about their experiences at Vermont hospitals.
Pricing and Financial Reports
Learn about the cost of care, cost shifting, compare state averages, and check hospital financial health. See also FAQ's: Pricing & Financial Data.
 
Table 1:   Pricing for Selected Services - 2005 Inpatient Admissions                  
Table 2:   Selected Services - 2005 Inpatient Admissions                  
Table 4:   Selected Services - 2005 Outpatient Surgical Cases            
Table 5:   Pricing for Selected Services - 2006 Outpatient Diagnostic Services                      
Table 6:   Budget and Financial Information - Actual 2004                  
Table 7:   Budget and Financial Information - Actual 2005                  
Table 8:   Budget and Financial Information - Budget 2006                 
Table 9:   Cost Shift - Actual 2005                
Table 10: Financial Health Benchmarks & Indicators - Actual 2004                  
Table 11: Financial Health Benchmarks & Indicators - Actual 2005                  
Table 12: Financial Health Benchmarks & Indicators - Budget 2006                 
Table 13: Hospital Capital Investments - Actual 2004                  
Table 14: Hospital Capital Investments - Actual 2005                  
Table 15: Hospital Capital Investments - Budget 2006                 
Table 16: Hospital Capital Investments - Capital Plans                

Table 17: Financial Glossary