The Chartis Center for Rural Health recently released its annual list of the top 100 rural and community 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 rural and community hospitals in the U.S., listed by state:
Arkansas
Baptist Health-Stuttgart
Baxter Regional Medical Center (Mountain Home)
Ouachita County Medical Center (Camden)
California
Sutter Amador Hospital (Jackson)
Colorado
Mercy Regional Medical Center (Durango)
Montrose Memorial Hospital
St. Anthony Summit Medical Center (Frisco)
UCHealth Yampa Valley Medical Center (Steamboat Springs)
Florida
Baptist Medical Center Nassau (Fernandina Beach)
Georgia
Fairview Park Hospital (Dublin)
Jefferson Hospital (Louisville)
Hawaii
Hilo Medical Center
Illinois
HSHS St Joseph's Hospital (Breese)
Jersey Community Hospital (Jerseyville)
OSF Saint Elizabeth Medical Center (Ottawa)
Indiana
Franciscan Health Crawfordsville
King's Daughters Health (Madison)
Marion General Hospital
Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center (Jasper)
Schneck Medical Center (Seymour)
Iowa
Lakes Regional Healthcare (Spirit Lake)
Spencer Hospital
St. Anthony Regional Hospital (Carroll)
Kansas
Newton Medical Center
Pratt Regional Medical Center
The University of Kansas Health System-HaysMed (Hays)
Kentucky
Monroe County Medical Center (Tompkinsville)
Maryland
Atlantic General Hospital (Berlin)
Garrett County Memorial Hospital (Oakland)
UM Shore Medical Center at Easton
Massachusetts
Nantucket Cottage Hospital
Michigan
Ascension St. Joseph Hospital (Tawas City)
Hillsdale Community Health Center
MidMichigan Medical Center-Alpena
Munson Healthcare Cadillac Hospital
Munson Healthcare Manistee Hospital
Spectrum Health Big Rapids Hospital
War Memorial Hospital (Sault Sainte Marie)
Minnesota
Essentia Health-St. Joseph's Medical Center (Brainerd)
Lake Region Healthcare Corp. (Fergus Falls)
Hutchinson Health Hospital
Mayo Clinic Hospital (Red Wing)
Sanford Worthington Medical Center
Montana
Bozeman Health Deaconess Hospital
Logan Health Medical Center (Kalispell)
St. James Healthcare (Butte)
The HealthCenter (Kalispell)
Nebraska
Columbus Community Hospital
Faith Regional Health Services (Norfolk)
New York
St. James Hospital (Hornell)
North Carolina
Carteret General Hospital (Morehead City)
Ohio
CHWC Bryan Hospital
Mercer County Community Hospital (Coldwater)
Mercy Health - Tiffin Hospital
Pomerene Hospital (Millersburg)
University Hospitals Samaritan Medical Center (Ashland)
Van Wert Health
Wood County Hospital (Bowling Green)
Oklahoma
AllianceHealth Woodward
Mercy Hospital Ardmore
Stillwater Medical Center
Oregon
CHI Mercy Health Mercy Medical Center (Roseburg)
Pennsylvania
Geisinger Lewistown Hospital
Penn Highlands Huntingdon
Punxsutawney Area Hospital
UPMC Somerset
South Carolina
Newberry County Memorial Hospital
South Dakota
Avera St. Luke's Hospital (Aberdeen)
Avera St. Mary's Hospital (Pierre)
Avera Queen of Peace Hospital (Mitchell)
Avera Sacred Heart Hospital (Yankton)
Brookings Health System
Prairie Lakes Healthcare System (Watertown)
Texas
Childress Regional Medical Center
Columbus Community Hospital
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center (Marble Falls)
Hill Country Memorial Hospital (Fredericksburg)
Medical Arts Hospital (Lamesa)
Peterson Health (Kerrville)
Rolling Plains Memorial Hospital (Sweetwater)
Seymour Hospital
Utah
Ashley Regional Medical Center (Vernal)
Bear River Valley Hospital (Tremonton)
Castleview Hospital (Price)
Cedar City Hospital
Park City Hospital
Sevier Valley Hospital (Richfield)
Virgina
Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital (Onancock)
Vermont
Central Vermont Medical Center (Montpelier)
Washington
Olympic Medical Center (Port Angeles)
Wisconsin
Aurora Medical Center in Manitowoc County (Two Rivers)
Fort Memorial Hospital (Fort Atkinson)
Monroe Clinic Hospital
Sauk Prairie Memorial Hospital (Prairie Du Sac)
SSM Health St. Clare Hospital (Baraboo)
West Virginia
Davis Medical Center (Elkins)
Wyoming
Evanston Regional Hospital
Ivinson Memorial Hospital (Laramie)
Sheridan Memorial Hospital
St. John's Health (Jackson)