Top critical access hospitals announced
The 20 highest-ranked critical access hospitals (CAHs) in the country, as determined by the Chartis Center for Rural Health, were recently announced by the National Rural Health Association (NRHA). An awards ceremony will be held during NRHA’s Critical Access Hospital Conference in September in Kansas City, Mo.
The determining factors for the top 20 CAHs are based on the results of the Chartis Rural Hospital Performance INDEX and its eight indices of performance: inpatient market share, outpatient market share, quality, outcomes, patient perspective, cost, charge, and finance. This
elite group of hospitals was selected from the Chartis Center for Rural Health’s 2023 top 100 CAH list, which was released earlier this year.
Forty best practice designations were also given to facilities that achieved success in one of two key areas of performance: 1) quality: a rating of hospital performance based on the percentile rank across rural-relevant process of care measures, and 2) patient perspective: a rating of
hospital performance based on the percentile rank across all 10 HCAHPS domains.
“NRHA is committed to ensuring our members have the best information to manage their hospitals,” says Brock Slabach, NRHA chief operations officer. “We’re pleased to recognize the accomplishments of these rural hospitals.” The list of winners and best practice recipients, in alphabetical order and by category, is included below:
TOP 20 CRITICAL ACCESS HOSPITALS
Boone County Health Center Albion, Neb.
Brodstone Healthcare Superior, Neb.
Carroll County Memorial Hospital Carrollton, Mo.
Cass Health Atlantic, Iowa
CHI St Alexius Health Carrington Medical Center Carrington, N.D.
Community Hospital of Anaconda Anaconda, Mont.
Community Medical Center Falls City, Neb.
Community Memorial Healthcare Marysville, Kan.
Fairview Hospital Great Barrington, Mass.
Fredonia Regional Hospital Fredonia, Kan.
Hansen Family Hospital Iowa Falls, Iowa
Howard Memorial Hospital Nashville, Ark.
Jamestown Regional Medical Center Jamestown, N.D.
Mayo Clinic Health System – Red Cedar in Menomonie Menomonie, Wis.
Memorial Health Care Systems Seward, Neb.
