Here is a list of the 2017 Top 100 Critical Access Hospitals in the U.S., according to The National Rural Health Association's Rural Health Policy Institute, iVantage Health Analytics and The Chartis Center for Rural Health.
The release of the top 100 critical access hospitals this year expands on research presented as part of the 2017 Rural Relevance Study: Vulnerability to Value from The Chartis Group.
The hospitals that are named to this list are top performers in managing risk, achieving higher quality, securing better outcomes, increasing patient satisfaction and operating at a lower cost than their peers, according to the report.
Here are the 100 top performing critical access hospitals, organized by state.
*Note: Becker's Hospital Review did not determine the hospitals included on this list.
Colorado
Gunnison (Colo.) Valley Hospital
Heart of the Rockies Regional Medical Center (Salida)
Prowers Medical (Lamar)
Iowa
Audubon (Iowa) County Memorial Hospital
Avera Holy Family Hospital (Estherville)
Boone (Iowa) County Hospital
Cass County Memorial Hospital (Atlantic)
Cherokee (Iowa) Regional Medical Center
CHI Health Missouri Valley (Iowa)
Floyd Valley Hospital (Le Mars)
Loring Hospital (Sac City)
Myrtue Medical Center (Harlan)
Orange City (Iowa) Area Health System
Winneshiek Medical Center (Decorah)
Idaho
Bear Lake Memorial Hospital (Montpelier)
Franklin County Medical Center (Preston)
Gritman Medical Center (Moscow)
Steele Memorial Medical Center (Salmon)
Illinois
Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital (Lincoln)
Indiana
Margaret Mary Health (Batesville)
Kansas
Cheyenne County Hospital (St. Francis)
Community Memorial Healthcare (Marysville)
Goodland (Kan.) Regional Medical Center
Graham County Hospital (Hill City)
Kingman (Kan.) Community Hospital
Newman Regional Health (Emporia)
Phillips County Health Systems (Phillipsburg)
Rooks County Health Center (Plainville)
Smith County Memorial Hospital (Smith Center)
Kentucky
Cumberland County Hospital (Burkesville)
Massachusetts
Martha's Vineyard Hospital (Oak Bluffs)
Maine
Millinocket (Maine) Regional Hospital
Redington Fairview General Hospital (Skowhegan)
Waldo County General Hospital (Belfast)
Michigan
Aspirus Iron River Hospital & Clinics (Northwoods)
Schoolcraft Memorial Hospital (Manistique)
Spectrum Health Gerber Memorial (Fremont)
St. Francis Hospital (Escanaba)
Minnesota
Glacial Ridge Hospital (Glenwood)
Mayo Clinic Health System – St. James (Minn.)
New Ulm (Minn.) Medical Center
Pipestone (Minn.) County Medical Center
Riverwood Healthcare Center (Aitkin)
Swift County Benson (Minn.) Hospital
Montana
Barrett Memorial Hospital (Dillon)
Beartooth Billings Clinic (Red Lodge)
Cabinet Peaks Medical Center (Libby)
Central Montana Medical Center (Lewiston)
Clark Fork Valley Hospital (Plains)
Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital (Glasgow)
Holy Rosary Healthcare (Miles City)
Livingston (Mont.) Healthcare
Marcus Daly Memorial Hospital (Hamilton)
Phillips County Medical Center (Malta)
Sidney (Mont.) Health Center
North Carolina
Angel Medical Center (Franklin)
Transylvania Regional Hospital (Brevard)
North Dakota
Carrington (N.D.) Health Center
Cooperstown (N.D.) Medical Center
Jamestown (N.D.) Regional Medical Center
Mercy Hospital of Valley City (N.D.)
St. Andrews Health Center (Bottineau)
St. Luke's Hospital (Crosby)
West River Regional Medical Center (Hettinger)
Nebraska
Antelope Memorial Hospital (Neligh)
Avera St. Anthony's Hospital (O'Neill)
Box Butte General Hospital (Alliance)
Brodstone Memorial Hospital (Superior)
Community Hospital (McCook)
Community Medical Center (Falls City)
Howard County Medical Center (St. Paul)
Jefferson Community Health Center (Fairbury)
Memorial Health Care Systems (Seward)
Sidney (Neb.) Regional Medical Center
New Hampshire
Androscoggin Valley Hospital (Berlin)
Oregon
Grande Ronde Hospital (La Grande)
Saint Alphonsus Medical Center – Baker City (Ore.)
Tillamook (Ore.) Regional Medical Center
Wallowa Memorial Hospital (Enterprise)
South Dakota
Avera Flandreau (S.D.) Hospital
Avera Hand County Memorial Hospital and Clinic (Miller)
Avera Weskota Memorial Medical Center (Wessington Springs)
Mobridge (S.D.) Regional Hospital
Sanford Hospital Webster (S.D.)
Texas
Collingsworth General Hospital (Wellington)
Hansford County Hospital (Spearman)
Kimble Hospital (Junction)
Vermont
North Country Hospital and Health Center (Newport)
Washington
Providence Mount Carmel Hospital (Colville)
Wisconsin
Aspirus Langlade Hospital (Antigo)
Aspirus Medford (Wis.) Hospital & Clinics
Ministry Door County Medical Center (Sturgeon Bay)
Richland Hospital (Richland Center)
River Falls (Wis.) Area Hospital
Upland Hills Health (Dodgeville)
Westfields Hospital and Clinic (New Richmond)
Wyoming
Community Hospital (Torrington)
Star Valley Medical Center (Afton)
Washakie Medical Center (Worland)