May 4, 2022
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Livingston HealthCare Recognized as a Top 20 Critical Access Hospital in
the Nation
Livingston HealthCare was recently named one of the top 20 critical access
hospitals (CAHs) in the country. The top 20 CAHs, including Livingston
HealthCare scored best among CAHs as determined by the Chartis Center
for Rural Health. The rankings were recently announced by the National
Rural Health Association (NRHA). An awards ceremony will be held during
NRHA’s Critical Access Hospital Conference in September in Kansas City, Mo.
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.
“Livingston HealthCare is proud of the efforts of the providers and
staff who have contributed to our hospital achieving this designation,”
says Deb Anczak, CEO. “Our results as a top 20 means our community
can count on us to deliver the services they need now and in the future.”
About Livingston HealthCare: Livingston HealthCare, in Livingston, Montana, is a not-for-profit, 25-bed
critical access hospital with a Level 4 Community Trauma Facility, a multispecialty
provider clinic, as well as rehabilitation, and home-based services. Livingston
HealthCare is an affiliate of Billings Clinic.
www.LivingstonHealthCare.org
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 the Chartis Group
The Chartis Group provides comprehensive advisory services and analytics
to the health care industry. With unparalleled depth of expertise in strategic
planning, performance excellence, health analytics, informatics and technology,
digital and emerging technologies, clinical quality and operations, and
strategic communications, Chartis helps leading academic medical centers,
integrated delivery networks, children's hospitals, and health care
service organizations achieve transformative results and build a healthier
world. For more information, visit
www.chartis.com.
CONTACT:
Lindsey Pennell, Marketing and Communications Manager
Lindsey.Pennell@livingstonhealthcare.org 406.823.6640