The Chartis Center for Rural Health released its annual list of the top 100 critical access hospitals in the U.S on Feb. 15.
To determine the 2024 list, Chartis used the Chartis Rural Hospital Strength INDEX, which assesses performance in inpatient market share, outpatient market share, quality, outcomes, patient perspective, cost, charge and finance.
The top 100 critical access hospitals in the U.S., listed by state:
Arkansas
Baptist Health Medical Center-Arkadelphia
CHI St. Vincent Morrilton
Howard Memorial Hospital (Nashville)
Mercy Hospital Berryville
Mercy Hospital Booneville
Mercy Hospital Paris
Mercy Hospital Waldron
Colorado
Aspen Valley Hospital
East Morgan County Hospital (Brush)
Rio Grande Hospital (Del Norte)
Florida
Calhoun Liberty Hospital (Blountstown)
Iowa
Cass Health (Atlantic)
Floyd Valley Healthcare (Le Mars)
Greater Regional Medical Center (Creston)
Grundy County Memorial Hospital (Grundy Center)
Hansen Family Hospital (Iowa Falls)
Loring Hospital (Sac City)
Mitchell County Regional Health Center (Osage)
Myrtue Medical Center (Harlan)
Orange City Area Health System
UnityPoint Health Jones Regional Medical Center (Anamosa)
Van Diest Medical Center (Webster City)
Washington County Hospital
Idaho
Shoshone Medical Center (Kellogg)
St. Luke's Wood River Medical Center (Ketchum)
Kansas
Cheyenne County Hospital (Saint Francis)
Community Memorial Healthcare (Marysville)
Fredonia Regional Hospital
Kingman Healthcare Center
Nemaha Valley Community Hospital (Seneca)
Osborne County Memorial Hospital
Ottawa County Health Center (Minneapolis)
Patterson Health Center (Anthony)
Rice County District Hospital (Lyons)
Rooks County Health Center (Plainville)
Russell Regional Hospital
Smith County Memorial Hospital (Smith Center)
Michigan
UP Health System-Bell (Ishpeming)
Minnesota
CentraCare-Benson Hospital
Lake View Hospital (Two Harbors)
Mayo Clinic Health System-Waseca
New Ulm Medical Center
Pipestone County Medical Center and Family Clinic Avera (Pipestone)
Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center
United Hospital District (Blue Earth)
Missouri
Carroll County Memorial Hospital (Carrollton)
Cox Barton County Hospital (Lamar)
Montana
Barrett Hospital and HealthCare (Dillon)
Bitterroot Health-Daly Hospital (Hamilton)
Central Montana Medical Center (Lewistown)
Community Hospital of Anaconda
North Dakota
CHI St. Alexius Health Carrington Medical Center
Jamestown Regional Medical Center
Langdon Prairie Health
Pembina County Memorial Hospital (Cavalier)
Sanford Mayville Medical Center
South Central Health (Wishek)
Towner County Medical Center (Cando)
Unity Medical Center (Grafton)
Nebraska
Annie Jeffrey Memorial County Health Center (Osceola)
Antelope Memorial Hospital (Neligh)
Beatrice Community Hospital and Health Center
Boone County Health Center (Albion)
Brodstone Healthcare (Superior)
Butler County Health Care Center (David City)
Cherry County Hospital (Valentine)
CHI Health St. Mary's (Nebraska City)
Community Medical Center (Falls City)
Crete Area Medical Center
Howard County Medical Center (St. Paul)
Jefferson Community Health and Life (Fairbury)
Valley County Hospital (Ord)
York General Hospital
New York
Cobleskill Regional Hospital
Ohio
Morrow County Hospital (Mount Gilead)
Oklahoma
Holdenville General Hospital
Okemah Community Hospital
South Dakota
Avera Hand County Memorial Hospital (Miller)
Mobridge Regional Hospital
Sanford Vermillion Medical Center
Texas
Hamilton General Hospital
Moore County Hospital District (Dumas)
Yoakum Community Hospital
Utah
Central Valley Medical Center (Nephi)
Garfield Memorial Hospital (Panguitch)
Heber Valley Hospital (Heber City)
Virginia
Page Memorial Hospital (Luray)
Shenandoah Memorial Hospital (Woodstock)
Wisconsin
Amery Hospital and Clinic
Ascension Calumet Hospital (Chilton)
Mayo Clinic Health System-Northland in Barron
Mayo Clinic Health System-Red Cedar in Menomonie
Memorial Hospital of Lafayette County (Darlington)
River Falls Area Hospital
Westfields Hospital and Clinic (New Richmond)
West Virginia
Hampshire Memorial Hospital (Romney)
War Memorial Hospital (Berkeley Springs)
Wyoming
North Big Horn Hospital (Lovell)
Star Valley Health (Afton)
Washakie Medical Center (Worland)