The Chartis Center for Rural Health Reveals Annual List of Top 100 Critical Access and Top 100 Rural & Community Hospitals

PORTLAND, Maine--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Chartis Group, a leading healthcare advisory and analytics firm, today released the 2021 Top 100 Critical Access Hospitals and the 2021 Top 100 Rural & Community Hospitals. Compiled by The Chartis Center for Rural Health, this 11^th annual recognition program honors outstanding performance among the nation’s rural hospitals based on the results of the Hospital Strength INDEX®.

“Despite the challenges and instability we see each day across the rural health safety net, the Top 100 program continues to illuminate strategies and innovation for delivering higher quality care and better outcomes within rural communities,” said Michael Topchik, National Leader, The Chartis Center for Rural Health. “We are delighted to be able to spotlight the efforts of these facilities through the INDEX framework, particularly those rural providers making the top 100 for the first time in 2021.”

Among this year’s Top 100 Critical Access Hospitals are three facilities receiving the honor for the tenth time as well as 22 first-time recipients. The Rural & Community Hospital category, which was introduced in 2016, includes 16 hospitals achieving Top 100 status for the first time and 22 earning a Top 100 designation for a sixth time.

Over the course of the last 11 years, the INDEX has grown to become the industry’s most comprehensive and objective assessment of rural hospital performance. Based entirely on public data and utilizing 36 independent indicators, the INDEX assesses rural hospitals across eight pillars of performance, including market share, quality, outcomes, patient perspective, cost, charge, and financial efficiency. The INDEX framework is widely used across the nation by independent rural hospitals, health systems with rural footprints and state offices of rural health, which provide access to INDEX analytics through grant-funded initiatives.

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The complete list of the 2021 Top 100 Critical Access Hospitals and the 2021 Top 100 Rural & Community Hospitals can be found HERE.

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