LMC named a Top 100 Critical Access Hospital in America
The Lavaca Medical Center has been named as one of the Top Critical Hospitals in the United States.
Steve Bowen, LMC administrator said the ranking came from the Chartis Center for Rural Health.
Chartis, who is a leading advisory firm across the country, revealed the announcement recently and LMC was ranked among the Top 100 Rural and Community Hospitals in the United States.
The Chartis Center for Rural Health selects the top 100 critical access hospitals each year, which assesses the performance of rural hospitals.
The ranking is the industries most comprehensive and objective asment of rural hospital performance.
The Chartis Rural Hospital Performance INDEX, who accesses the hospitals, is the industry’s most comprehensive and objective assessment of rural provider performance.
It is based entirely on publicly available data, the INDEX benchmarks performance across eight pillars of performance including quality, market share and patient perspectives.
The INDEX framework is widely used across the nation by independent rural hospitals, health systems with rural footprints and state offices of rural health, which provide access to INDEX analytics through grant-funded initiatives.
“The Top 100 award program elevates the very best performers and helps create a roadmap for those seeking to improve financial and operational performance while continuing to care for the communities they serve,” Chartis Center for Rural Health executive director Michael Topchik said in a press release. “This is our 15th year recognizing the Top 100 Critical Access Hospitals and the 10th year honoring the Top 100 Rural and Community Hospitals, and we’re thrilled to be able to celebrate these milestones with this year’s winners.”
Regarding the list of hospitals, LMC is one of four across Texas, which also included Moore County Hospital in Dumas; Olney Hamilton Hospital in Olney and Reeves Regional Health Hospital in Pecos.
“This honor is due to the outstanding performance and dedication to our community’s healthcare by our employees and medical staff,” Bowen said. “We appreciate their devotion to continual healthcare excellence.”