Community Hospital of Anaconda Named Top Critical Access Hospital

Community Hospital of Anaconda in Anaconda, MT was recently named one of the top 20 critical access hospitals (CAHs) for overall performance in the country.

The top 20 CAHs, including Community Hospital of Anaconda, scored best among CAHs as determined by the Chartis Center for Rural Health for overall performance. The rankings were recently announced by the National Rural Health Association (NRHA). The top 20 CAHs have achieved success in overall performance based on a composite rating from eight indices of strength: inpatient market share, outpatient market share, quality, outcomes, patient perspective, cost, charge, and finance. This group was selected from the Chartis Center for Rural Health’s 2022 top 100 CAH list, which was released earlier this year.

The top 20 CAH best practice recipients have achieved success in one of two key areas of performance:

          Quality index: A rating of hospital performance based on the percentile rank across rural-relevant process of care measures.

          Patient perspective index: A rating of hospital performance based on the percentile rank across all 10 HCAHPS domains.

“Community Hospital of Anaconda is proud of the efforts of the providers and staff who are instrumental to our hospital achieving this designation,” says Meg Hickey-Boynton, Chief Executive Officer. “Our results as a top critical access hospital in overall performance means our community can count on us to deliver the services they need now and in the future.”

Community Hospital of Anaconda is a 25-bed Critical Access Hospital in Anaconda, Montana. This is the fourth time CHA has been recognized as a Top 20 CAH since 2012.

About NRHA

NRHA is a nonprofit organization working to improve the health and well-being of rural Americans and provide leadership on rural health issues through advocacy, communications, education, and research. NRHA’s membership is made up of diverse individuals and organizations from across the country, all of whom share the common bond of an interest in rural health.

About Chartis

Chartis is a comprehensive health care advisory firm dedicated to helping clients build a healthier world. Work is facilitated across the health care continuum with more than 600 clients annually, including providers, payers, health services organizations, technology and retail companies, and investors. Through times of change, challenge, and opportunity, Chartis advises the industry on how to navigate disruption, pursue growth, achieve financial sustainability, unleash technology, improve care models and operations, enhance clinical quality and safety, and advance health equity. Teams convened bring deep industry expertise and industry leading innovation, enabling clients to achieve transformational results and create positive societal impact. For more information, visit www.chartis.com.