vermont is a quiet place to live and it has excellent schools for the kids. that is why my family moved up here about ten years ago from long island. as far has hospitals up here in vermont, there are plenty and there are always ads for places looking for rn's and even lpn's even in small northeast vermont. here is a list of hospitals in vermont. brattleboro memorial hospital 17 belmont ave., brattleboro, vt 05301, (802) 257-0341 http://www.bmhvt.org brattleboro retreat anna marsh lane, brattleboro, vt 05301, (802) 257-7785 http://www.bratretreat.org central vermont medical center p.o. box 547, barre, vt 05641, (802) 371-4100 http://www.cvmc.hitchcock.org copley hospital rd 3, box 760, washington highway, morrisville, vt 05661, (802) 888-4231 http://www.copleyhealthsystems.org fletcher allen health care 111 colchester ave., burlington, vt 05401, (802) 847-2345 http://www.fahc.org gifford medical center po box 2000, randolph, vt 05060, (802) 728-4441 http://www.giffordmed.org [/url] grace cottage route 35, po box 216, townsend, vt 05353-0216, (802) 365-7357 http://www.gracecottage.org mt. ascutney hospital and health center 289 country road, rr 1, box 6, windsor, vt 05089, (802) 674-6711 http://www.mtascutneyhosp.hitchcock.org north country hospital 189 prouty drive, newport,vt 05855, (802) 334-7331 http://www.nchsi.org northeastern vermont regional hospital po box 905, st. johnsbury,vt 05819, (802) 748-8141 http://www.nvrh.org northwestern medical center st. albans, vt 05478, (802) 524-5911 http:www.nmcinc.org porter medical center middlebury, vt 05753, (802) 388-4701 http://www.portermedical.org/porter_hospital.html rutland regional medical center 160 allen st., rutland, vt 05701, (802) 775-7111 http://www.rrmc.org southwestern vermont health care 100 hospital drive east, bennington, vt 05201, (802) 442-6361 http://www.svhealthcare.org springfield hospital 25 ridgewood rd., po box 2003, springfield, vt 05156, (802) 885-2151 http://www.springfieldhospital.org vermont state hospital 103 s. main street, waterbury, vt 05676, (801) 241-1000 va medical and regional office center 215 north main street, white river jct., vt 05009, (802) 295-9363 there is also darmouth hitchcock medical center in lebanon, new hampshire. from what i know about the hospital it is also an excellent teaching hospital and it is right near the border of new hapshire and vermont. i hope the information helps! take care, deb