North Big Horn Hospital recognized as top rural hospital for second year straight

North Big Horn Hospital has been recognized among the very best rural hospitals in the United States, winning the Performance Leadership Award for Excellence for the second year in a row.
The recognition comes from the Chartis Center of Rural Health, a consulting firm specializing in healthcare analytics.
The organizations ranked hospitals in three categories, which include quality, outcomes and patient perspective. The Performance Leadership Award is given when a rural hospital is ranked in the 75th percentile or above among all rural hospitals in the three categories.
“This recognition simply reflects the compassion and commitment of our people, who show up and show out for our community every day,” North Big Horn Hospital CEO Eric Connell said.
According to a press release by the Chartis Center for Rural Heath, the Performance Leadership Awards are based on the results of the Chartis Rural Hospital Performance INDEX, the industry’s most comprehensive and objective assessment of rural hospital performance. INDEX data is relied upon by rural hospitals, health systems with rural footprints, hospital associations and state offices of rural health around the country to measure and monitor performance across several areas impacting hospital operations and finance.
“Wherever we go in rural America, we witness first-hand the commitment, determination and compassion with which rural hospitals serve their communities. Rural healthcare truly is mission-driven,” said Michael Topchik, of the Chartis Center for Rural Health,  in the press release. “Let us recognize the efforts of this year’s Performance Leadership Award winners and all those driven to deliver high quality care throughout rural communities.”
“Good isn’t good enough. We strive to be the best,” Catherine Herman, quality director for NBHH, stated last year. “We know our patients, and we strive to know their needs and to meet them. The information (from Chartis) is very important to us. It tells us how the patient views us and what their opinion of us is.”