MercyOne locations named for performance

Clive, Iowa; Nov. 17, 2022 – As part of the National Rural Health Day celebration, MercyOne announced several affiliate rural hospitals have been recognized with a 2022 Performance Leadership Award for excellence. Compiled by The Chartis Center for Rural Health, the Performance Leadership Awards honor top quartile performance (e.g., 75th percentile or above) among rural hospitals in Quality, Outcomes and Patient Perspective. Those facilities cited include several hospitals with ties to MercyOne:

Those receiving honors in three categories:


Mitchell County Regional Health Center – Osage

Those receiving honors in two categories:


Hansen Family Hospital – Iowa Falls


Knoxville Hospitals and Clinics – Knoxville


Dallas County Hospital – Perry

Those receiving awards in specialty areas:

Quality: Monroe County Hospital – Albia Kossuth Regional Health Center – Algona Davis County Hospital – Bloomfield Hancock County Health System – Britt MercyOne Dyersville – Dyersville MercyOne Elkader – Elkader Guttenberg Municipal Hospital – Guttenberg Franklin General Hospital – Hampton Hansen Family Hospital – Iowa Falls MercyOne New Hampton – New Hampton MercyOne Oelwein – Oelwein Mitchell County Regional Health Center – Osage Dallas County Hospital – Perry Outcomes: Hancock County Health System – Britt MercyOne Centerville – Centerville

Hansen Family Hospital – Iowa Falls Knoxville Hospital and Clinics – Knoxville MercyOne Newton - Newton Mitchell County Regional Health System – Osage Van Diest Medical Center – Webster City Patient Perspectives: Wayne County Hospital – Corydon MercyOne Elkader – Elkader Palo Alto County Health System – Emmetsburg Guttenberg Municipal Hospital – Guttenberg Knoxville Hospital and Clinics – Knoxville Decatur County Hospital – Leon Ringgold County Hospital – Mount Ayr Mitchell County Regional Health Center – Osage Dallas County Hospital – Perry Madison County Memorial Hospital – Winterset

MercyOne is extremely proud of our affiliate hospitals for this important recognition they achieved this year,” said MercyOne CEO Bob Ritz. “Today’s announcement confirms what we already know at MercyOne, we are blessed with amazing doctors, nurses, care giving teams and support teams to bring our mission to life each day with each person we serve. We are so proud of our affiliates.”

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 trusted and relied upon by rural hospitals, health systems with rural footprints, hospital 2 of 2 associations and state offices of rural health across the country to measure and monitor performance across several areas impacting hospital operations and finance.

“Although the last two years have placed unprecedented pressure on the rural health safety net, the dedication to serving the community that we’re so accustomed to seeing from rural hospitals across the country hasn’t wavered,” said Michael Topchik, National Leader, The Chartis Center for Rural Health. “Let us celebrate the power of rural on National Rural Health Day and honor the facilities working tirelessly to provide access to high quality healthcare services to their communities.”

Chartis will announce all the award winners on Nov. 17, as part of the National Rural Health Day.