The Chartis Center for Rural Health recently released its annual list of the top 100 critical access hospitals in the U.S.
To determine the 2022 list, the Chartis Center used the Hospital Strength Index, which assesses performance in eight areas: inpatient market share, outpatient market share, quality, outcomes, patient perspective, cost, charge and financial efficiency.
The top 100 critical access hospitals in the U.S.:
Arkansas
Baptist Health-Heber Springs
Stone County Medical Center (Mountain View)
Colorado
Gunnison Valley Health
Mount San Rafael Hospital (Trinidad)
Wray Community District Hospital
Idaho
St. Luke's Wood River Medical Center (Ketchum)
Illinois
Wabash General Hospital (Mount Carmel)
Iowa
Kossuth Regional Health Center (Algona)
UnityPoint Health Anamosa-Jones Regional Medical Center
Cass County Memorial Hospital (Atlantic)
Audubon County Memorial Hospital
Greater Regional Medical Center (Creston)
Avera Holy Family Hospital (Estherville)
UnityPoint Health-Grundy County Memorial Hospital (Grundy Center)
Guthrie County Hospital (Guthrie Center)
Myrtue Medical Center (Harlan)
Hansen Family Hospital (Iowa Falls)
Knoxville Hospital & Clinics
Floyd Valley Healthcare (Le Mars)
Ringgold County Hospital (Mount Ayr)
Orange City Area Health System
Clarke County Hospital (Osceola)
Pella Regional Health Center
Loring Hospital (Sac City)
Sioux Center Health
Washington County Hospital
Indiana
Decatur County Memorial Hospital (Greensburg)
Kansas
Coffey County Hospital (Burlington)
Fredonia Regional Hospital
Graham County Hospital (Hill City)
Kingman Healthcare Center
Community Memorial Healthcare (Marysville)
Artesian Valley Health System (Meade)
Medicine Lodge Memorial Hospital
Osborne County Memorial Hospital
Gove County Medical Center (Quinter)
Sabetha Community Hospital
Smith County Memorial Hospital (Smith Center)
Washington County Hospital
Louisiana
Ochsner St. Anne Hospital (Raceland)
Massachusetts
Fairview Hospital (Great Barrington)
Martha's Vineyard Hospital (Oak Bluffs)
Michigan
Munson Healthcare Charlevoix Hospital
Aspirus Ironwood Hospital
UP Health System-Bell (Ishpeming)
Minnesota
Meeker County Memorial Hospital (Litchfield)
Sanford Luverne Medical Center
Pipestone County Medical Center & Family Clinic Avera
LifeCare Medical Center (Roseau)
Mayo Clinic Hospital-Waseca
Montana
Community Hospital of Anaconda
Fallon Medical Complex (Baker)
Barrett Hospital & HealthCare (Dillon)
Livingston HealthCare
Phillips County Hospital (Malta)
Logan Health-Whitefish
Nebraska
Boone County Health Center (Albion)
Memorial Community Health (Aurora)
Chadron Community Hospital and Health Services
Phelps Memorial Health Center (Holdrege)
Chase County Community Hospital (Imperial)
Kimball Health Services
CHI Health St. Mary's (Nebraska City)
Howard County Medical Center (St. Paul)
Memorial Health Care Systems (Seward)
Brodstone Memorial Hospital (Superior)
New Mexico
Miners Colfax Medical Center (Raton)
Nevada
Grover C Dils Medical Center (Caliente)
North Dakota
Towner County Medical Center (Cando)
Pembina County Memorial Hospital (Cavalier)
CHI St Alexius Health Dickinson Medical Center (Dickinson)
Jacobson Memorial Hospital & Care Center (Elgin)
Sakakawea Medical Center (Hazen)
West River Health Services (Hettinger)
Jamestown Regional Medical Center
Linton Hospital
Oregon
Wallowa Memorial Hospital (Enterprise)
Blue Mountain Hospital District (John Day)
Grande Ronde Hospital (La Grande)
Pennsylvania
Penn Highlands Elk (St. Mary's)
South Dakota
Faulkton Area Medical Center
Madison Regional Health
Avera Hand County Memorial Hospital (Miller)
Mobridge Regional Hospital
Philip Health Services
Community Memorial Hospital Avera (Redfield)
Sanford Vermillion Medical Center
Utah
San Juan Hospital (Monticello)
Garfield Memorial Hospital (Panguitch)
Virgina
Shenandoah Memorial Hospital (Woodstock)
Washington
Providence Mount Carmel Hospital (Colville)
Wisconsin
Aspirus Langlade Hospital (Antigo)
Black River Memorial Hospital (Black River Falls)|
Ascension Calumet Hospital (Chilton)
Mayo Clinic Hospital-Red Cedar in Menomonie
Westfields Hospital & Clinic (New Richmond)
HSHS St. Clare Memorial Hospital (Oconto Falls)
Door County Medical Center (Sturgeon Bay)
ThedaCare Medical Center-Waupaca
Wyoming
Johnson County Healthcare Center (Buffalo)