MercyOne affiliate critical access hospitals receive national honors
May 25, 2022Clive, Iowa – Two MercyOne affiliates have earned critical access hospital honors from the National Rural Health Association (NRHA) and the Chartis Center for Rural Health.
Kossuth Regional Health Center is a 2022 Top 20 Critical Access Hospital for overall performance, while Guttenberg Municipal Hospital and Clinics is recognized as a best practice recipient for patient satisfaction.
Kossuth Regional Health Center in Algona operates a 25-bed critical access hospital, two family medicine clinics, home care, hospice and public health nursing agencies. The organization employs approximately 250 individuals in MercyOne’s North Iowa region. Guttenberg Municipal Hospital & Clinics (GMHC) operates as a 25-bed critical access hospital located near the Mississippi River in Clayton County. GMHC provides primary care at three clinic locations and specialty care services in the Eastern Iowa region.
Approximately 160 individuals are employed by GMHC.
“Kossuth Regional Health Center and Guttenberg Municipal Hospital & Clinics demonstrate the value of innovative, compassionate personalized care,” said Mike Trachta, MercyOne Vice President of Network Affiliates. “All MercyOne affiliates are focused on delivering consistent safe, quality care that our rural communities need and depend on.”
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.
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About MercyOne
MercyOne is a connected system of health care facilities and services dedicated to helping people and communities live their best life. MercyOne’s care providers and staff make health the highest priority. The system’s clinics, medical centers, hospitals and affiliates are located throughout the state of Iowa and beyond. Headquartered in central Iowa, MercyOne was founded in 1998 through a collaboration between CommonSpirit Health and Trinity Health – two of the country’s foremost, not-for-profit Catholic health organizations.
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.
