Southwestern Vermont Medical Center (SVMC), a member of Dartmouth Health, is an integrated non-profit health system with a proud 100-year history as an innovator in health care delivery.
SVMC includes:
- A 99-bed hospital
- 25 primary care and specialty care practices
- Two nursing homes
- A foundation at nine total locations in Bennington and nearby New York and Massachusetts
Through visionary partnerships with Dartmouth Health, Castleton University, and others, nearly 1,400 employees emulate the values of quality, empathy, safety, teamwork and stewardship to fulfill their mission of exceptional care and comfort for the 75,000 people they serve.
Their collective commitment to quality care and innovation is recognized by the nation’s most stringent regulators and the industry’s leading professional organizations, including The Joint Commission, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, and the American Nurses Credentialing Center.
Read about our awards and accreditations
Our communities
Southwestern Vermont Medical Center serves more than 70,000 people in the towns and villages of Bennington County, western Windham County and southern Rutland County in Vermont; eastern Rensselaer County in New York; and northern Berkshire County in Massachusetts.
Our mission
Southwestern Vermont Medical Center exists to provide exceptional health care and comfort to the people we serve.
Our vision
Southwestern Vermont Medical Center is recognized as a preeminent, rural integrated health care system that provides exceptional, convenient, safe, and affordable care.
Not-for-profit
Henry W. Putnam started SVMC in 1910 by donating his water company to the Town of Bennington, stipulating that the proceeds be used to fund a public hospital. One of Bennington's oldest charities, SVMC depends on the generosity of donors to provide an unprecedented level of care for a community hospital. SVMC is governed by a volunteer Board of Trustees drawn from the communities it serves. In 2014, SVMC and its subsidiaries provided $7.8 million in charity care.
Support SVMC
Donations expand programs and services, purchase new equipment, improve educational opportunities for staff, adapt and maintain facilities, and invest in the latest technology. The SVHC Foundation invites you to make a tax-deductible gift to our organization today.