28 Rural Hospitals in North Dakota Recognized for Performance Excellence

Nov 16, 2023

Twenty-eight North Dakota Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) have been honored by The Chartis Center of Rural Health as Performance Leadership Award winners, according to the Center for Rural Health (CRH) within the University of North Dakota School of Medicine & Health Sciences. Based upon the results of the Chartis Rural Hospital Performance INDEX®, the Performance Leadership Awards honor top quartile performance among rural hospitals in Quality, Outcomes, and/or Patient Perspective.

"We are not surprised that over 75% of our rural hospitals are being honored for their performance," said Jody Ward, program director of the North Dakota Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility (Flex) Program at CRH. "We see every day how hard the CAHs work to provide quality healthcare to our rural communities."

Several CAHs were awarded in more than one category, with CHI Oakes Hospital being awarded in all three categories. The hospitals awarded in Quality, Outcomes, and Patient Perspective are:

Quality

Ashley Medical Center in Ashley
CHI Lisbon Health in Lisbon
CHI Mercy Health of Valley City in Valley City
CHI Oakes Hospital in Oakes
CHI St Alexius Health Carrington Medical Center in Carrington
CHI St Alexius Health Garrison Hospital in Garrison
CHI St Alexius Health Turtle Lake Hospital in Turtle Lake
Cooperstown Medical Center in Cooperstown
Heart of America Medical Center in Rugby
Jamestown Regional Medical Center in Jamestown
Langdon Prairie Health in Langdon
Linton Regional Medical Center in Linton
Mountrail County Medical Center in Stanley
Northwood Deaconess Health Center in Northwood
Pembina County Memorial Hospital in Cavalier
Sanford Hillsboro Medical Center in Hillsboro
Sanford Mayville Medical Center in Mayville
SMP Health - St Aloisius in Harvey
SMP Health - St Andrews in Bottineau
SMP Health - St Kateri in Rolla
South Central Health in Wishek
St Luke's Medical Center in Crosby
Tioga Medical Center in Tioga
Towner County Medical Center in Cando
Unity Medical Center in Grafton

Outcomes

CHI Lisbon Health in Lisbon
CHI Oakes Hospital in Oakes
CHI St Alexius Health Dickinson Medical Center in Dickinson
Sanford Mayville Medical Center in Mayville

Patient Perspective

CHI Oakes Hospital in Oakes
CHI St Alexius Health Carrington Medical Center in Carrington
First Care Health Center in Park River
Jamestown Regional Medical Center in Jamestown
Langdon Prairie Health in Langdon
Northwood Deaconess Health Center in Northwood
Sakakawea Medical Center in Hazen
Sanford Mayville Medical Center in Mayville
South Central Health in Wishek
Towner County Medical Center in Cando
Unity Medical Center in Grafton