WHITE RIVER JUNCTION, Vt. — The White River Junction Veterans Affairs Healthcare System announced that it received a 5-star Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. White River Junction Veterans Affairs was the only facility in Vermont and New Hampshire to earn the top rating.

The ratings were released on July 31. The measures used to calculate overall ratings are mortality, safety of care, readmission, patient experience and timely and effective care. The more stars out of five, the better a hospital performed on the available quality measures.

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