Top 20 Critical Access Hospitals
The National Rural Health Association recognizes the Top 20 Critical Access Hospitals from a list of the Top 100 CAHs as determined by The Chartis Center for Rural Health. The 20 overall winners and 40 best practice recipients (in the quality and patient satisfaction categories) have achieved success based on the the Chartis Rural Hospital Performance INDEX™. The top 20 critical access hospitals in the country (in all categories) are honored annually on the final day of NRHA's Critical Access Hospital Conference.
View the 2024 Top 20 CAH press release.
Logo usage guidelines for Top 20 CAH recipients.
Review the criteria used to select Top 20 CAH overall winners and Top 20 CAH best practice recipients.
View Top 20 CAH history by state.
2024 Top 20 Critical Access Hospital winners
Antelope Memorial Hospital - Neligh, NE
Avera Hand County Memorial Hospital - Miller, SD
Barrett Hospital & HealthCare - Dillon, MT
Beatrice Community Hospital & Health Center - Beatrice, NE
Boone County Health Center - Albion, NE
Cass Health - Atlantic, IA
Central Valley Medical Center - CAH - Nephi, UT
CHI St Alexius Health Carrington Medical Center - Carrington, ND
Cobleskill Regional Hospital - Cobleskill, NY
Floyd Valley Healthcare - Le Mars, IA
Hampshire Memorial Hospital - Romney, WV
Jamestown Regional Medical Center - Jamestown, ND
Mayo Clinic Health System - Red Cedar in Menomonie - Menomonie, WI
Mercy Hospital Paris - Paris, AR
Myrtue Medical Center - Harlan, IA
Nemaha Valley Community Hospital - Seneca, KS
Rice County District Hospital - Lyons, KS
Star Valley Health - Afton, WY
War Memorial Hospital - Berkeley Springs, WV
Washington County Hospital - Washington, IA
2024 Top 20 Critical Access Hospital
Best Practice in Quality recipients
Beaver County Memorial Hospital - Beaver, OK
Coteau des Prairies Health Care System Hospital - Sisseton, SD
Cox Barton County Hospital - Lamar, MO
Grundy County Memorial Hospital - Grundy Center, IA
Hopedale Medical Complex - Hopedale, IL
Jefferson County Hospital - Waurika, OK
Lady of the Sea General Hospital - Cut Off, LA
Mercy Hospital Kingfisher - Kingfisher, OK
Mercy Hospital Logan County - Guthrie, OK
Mercy Hospital Tishomingo - Tishomingo, OK
Mercy Hospital Waldron - Waldron, AR
Molokai General Hospital - Kaunakakai, HI
Moore County Hospital District - Dumas, TX
North Big Horn Hospital - Lovell, WY
Ochsner Stennis Hospital - De Kalb, MS
Pembina County Memorial Hospital - Cavalier, ND
Samuel Mahelona Memorial Hospital - Kapaa, HI
Tioga Medical Center - Tioga, ND
Towner County Medical Center - Cando, ND
Wabash General Hospital - Mount Carmel, IL
2024 Top 20 Critical Access Hospital
Best Practice in Patient Satisfaction recipients
Antelope Memorial Hospital - Neligh, NE
Bigfork Valley Hospital - Bigfork, MN
Bowdle Hospital - Critical Access Hospital - Bowdle, SD
Callaway District Hospital - Callaway, NE
CHI Oakes Hospital - Oakes, ND
Coleman County Medical Center - Coleman, TX
Community Memorial Hospital - Burke, SD
Edgerton Hospital and Health Services - Edgerton, WI
Electra Memorial Hospital - Electra, TX
Franklin General Hospital - Hampton, IA
Garfield Memorial Hospital - Panguitch, UT
Henderson Health Care - Henderson, NE
Hodgeman County Health Center - Jetmore, KS
Madison County Memorial Hospital - Winterset, IA
Manning Regional Healthcare Center - Manning, IA
Martin County Hospital - Stanton, TX
Memorial Hospital of Lafayette County - Darlington, WI
North Shore Health - Grand Marais, MN
Syracuse Area Health - Syracuse, NE
Union General Hospital - Farmerville, LA
Learn more about The Chartis Center for Rural Health's Top 100 CAH and Top 100 Rural Community Hospital honorees.
For more information about NRHA’s Top 20 CAH recognition program, contact Donna Douglas.