Porter Hospital Inc.: labor and delivery in Middlebury, VT
Porter Hospital Inc. is a hospital in Middlebury, Addison County, Vermont that delivers babies. It handled 319 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 18% delivered by C-section (129 such births). That is below the Vermont rate of 23% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 18%First-birth C-section rate
- 319Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 370Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 3 of 5Patient survey stars
- 3 of 5Overall hospital stars
Address and phone
115 Porter Drive
Middlebury, VT 05753
Addison County
Call (802) 388-4701 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Critical Access hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How Porter Hospital Inc. compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Vermont | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 18% | 23% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 370 | 318 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 52 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%. Not counting transfusion-only cases: Top 25% (fewest complications).
In Vermont, Porter Hospital Inc. has the 4th-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 8 hospitals that report one.
The first-birth C-section rate counts first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby. Complication rates are adjusted for patient risk. Our data explains each number.
What patients say
- Patient survey summary: 3 of 5 stars
- 69% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 66% of patients rated this hospital 9 or 10 out of 10
Survey results cover all patients at the hospital, not only maternity patients.
Birthing-Friendly designation
Porter Hospital Inc. holds the federal Birthing-Friendly designation. Hospitals earn it by taking part in a perinatal quality collaborative and following maternal safety practices.
Other hospitals that deliver babies near Middlebury
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabethtown Community Hospital | Elizabethtown | 26 | – | – | Yes |
| Rutland Regional Medical Center | Rutland | 30 | 15% | 275 | Yes |
| University of Vermont - Fletcher Allen Health Care | Burlington | 33 | 25% | 2,227 | Yes |
| Central Vermont Medical Center | Barre | 36 | 30% | 231 | Yes |
| Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital | Lebanon | 50 | 27% | 1,103 | Yes |
| The University of Vermont Health Network | Plattsburgh | 51 | 27% | 512 | Yes |
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