CMS-published 5-star ratings, profit-vs-nonprofit status, chain affiliation, and service offerings (in-center hemodialysis, peritoneal, home hemodialysis training) for every ESRD facility in Vermont.
Editorial note: Vermont is a state where source-cited public-data coverage of dialysis chain-ownership is materially thinner than national averages — Fonteum prioritizes full provenance + state context here.
Chain concentration — Vermont
Dialysis is the most consolidated category in CMS Care Compare. 12.5% of Vermont facilities are chain-owned; here are the largest chains by facility count in this state.
Independent
7
Fresenius Medical Care
1
Highest-rated dialysis facilities — Vermont
Top 7 by CMS 5-star rating (7 of 8 carry a published rating; remainder suppressed for low patient volume).
Facility
City
Chain
5-Star ★
UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT MEDICAL CENTER DIALYSIS ST. ALBANS
SAINT ALBANS
Independent
3
UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT MEDICAL CENTER DIALYSIS SOUTH BURLINGTON
SOUTH BURLINGTON
Independent
3
SOUTHWESTERN VERMONT RENAL CENTER
BENNINGTON
Independent
2
FMC of ST. Johnsbury Dialysis
SAINT JOHNSBURY
Fresenius Medical Care
2
UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT MEDICAL CENTER DIALYSIS BERLIN
BARRE
Independent
2
UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT MEDICAL CENTER DIALYSIS RUTLAND
RUTLAND
Independent
2
UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT MEDICAL CENTER DIALYSIS NEWPORT