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63 pital in 2019. Aspirus Riverview Hospital & Clinics (Wisconsin Rapids, Wis.). As- pirus Riverview Hospital & Clinics is a community-directed healthcare organization. e Chartis Center for Rural Health recognized Aspirus Riverview as a 100 Top Rural & Community Hospital for four consecu- tive years, including in 2019. e hospital also has a history of being on the cutting edge of innovation, investing $25 million in a cardiovascu- lar institute, a family birthplace unit with hotel-like suites and addition- al ER space over the past three years. Aurora BayCare Medical Center (Green Bay, Wis.). Aurora BayCare Medical Center is a 167-bed full-service hospital with an on-site retail pharmacy. e hospital is a joint venture between Aurora Health Care, a Milwaukee-based health system that teamed with Downers Grove, Ill- based Advocate Health System to create Advocate Aurora Health, and Green Bay-based BayCare Clinic, a physician-owned clinic with more than 100 physicians in 20 specialties. Since it was established in 2001, Aurora BayCare has earned the IBM Watson Health 100 Top Hospi- tals recognition twice and appeared on the U.S. News & World Report ranking as a Best Regional Hospital six times, including in 2018-19. In December 2018, the hospital built a new clinic, ASC and urgent care center in Kaukauna, Wis., to bring high-quality healthcare to the grow- ing community. Avera Queen of Peace Hospital (Mitchell, S.D.). Avera Queen of Peace is a 67-bed regional hospital that includes the Avera Cancer In- stitute-Mitchell. e hospital has physicians in 17 specialties as well as primary care, and provides same-day surgery. Altogether, the health system has 45 physicians and 800 employees dedicated to its mission of compassionate patient care. In 2019, Avera Queen of Peace was named a 100 Top Rural & Community Hospital by e Chartis Center for Ru- ral Health. Banner Del E. Webb Medical Center (Sun West, Ariz.). Opened in 1988, Banner Del E. Webb Medical Center has grown into a 404-bed, nonprofit acute care hospital with shell space to add 92 beds to its growing campus. e hospital focuses on orthopedics, women's health, cardiac services and robotic surgery. Banner Del E. Webb earned IBM Watson Health's 100 Top Hospitals 2019 recognition and the America's 250 Best Hospitals Award from Healthgrades in 2019. Blanchard Valley Health System (Findlay, Ohio). Blanchard Valley Health System is a nonprofit regional healthcare provider in North- west Ohio with more than 3,000 associates serving patients from an eight-county region. e hospital reported 8,799 inpatient admissions and 118,438 specialty care visits in 2018. In May, the health system earned the 2019 Energy Efficiency Award from AEP Ohio, which hon- ors organizations that participate in its energy efficiency programs. Brookings (S.D.) Health System. Brookings Health System includes 49-bed Brookings Hospital and a 79-bed skilled nursing facility. e nonprofit health system also has multiple clinics in South Dakota and at Arlington (S.D.) Medical Center. Brookings Hospital completed an ex- pansion in 2017 that added 62,500 square feet to the hospital as well as a 30,000 square foot medical office building. e National Rural Health Association named Brookings Health System a Top 20 Rural Commu- nity Hospital in 2019. Buffalo (Minn.) Hospital. Buffalo Hospital is a 65-bed nonprofit re- gional medical center that serves around 70,000 patients per year. It also includes 180 physicians on staff and 415 employees serving Wright County in Minnesota, which has a population of around 134,000 peo- ple. e hospital is part of Allina Health, a 12-hospital health system based in Minneapolis, and has the Allina Health Buffalo Specialty Clin- ic on campus. Earlier this year, IBM Watson Health honored Buffalo Hospital with the 100 Top Hospitals 2019 recognition. Cape Cod Hospital (Hyannis, Mass.). Cape Cod Hospital clinicians see more than 85,000 patients and surgeons perform more than 12,500 procedures annually. e hospital has earned recognition from the Commission on Cancer for its oncology care and it participates in the Quality Programs of the American College of Surgeons. In 2018, the hospital received recognition for having the lowest 30-day unplanned readmission rate in Massachusetts for Medicare inpatients with stent procedures. Cedar City (Utah) Hospital. Cedar City Hospital is a 48-bed hospital that spans nearly 170,000 square feet. It underwent major construction on its new campus in 2003 with several additional updates since then, including the final one in 2012. e hospital is a member of Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Healthcare, a nonprofit system of 24 hospi- tals. Centinela Hospital Medical Center (Inglewood, Calif.). Centinela Hospital Medical Center is a 362-bed hospital and a member of Prime Healthcare Services based in Ontario, Calif. e hospital earned recog- nition as an IBM Watson Health 100 Top Hospital in 2016 and earned the 2015-16 Quality Improvement Innovation Award from Health- grades. As of 2017, the hospital had 1,244 employees and a 427-mem- ber medical staff. Childress (Texas) Regional Medical Center. Childress Regional Med- ical Center is a 39-bed hospital governed by an elected board of direc- tors. Patients travel as far as 70 miles to visit Childress Regional, which has 13 physicians and surgeons on the medical staff. e hospital is the primary provider for a five-county region serving 30,000 residents. From 1991 to 2019, the hospital underwent renovations to add a rural health clinic and dialysis center. It earned recognition as a 100 Top Ru- ral & Community Hospital by e Chartis Center for Rural Health in 2018. Clark Regional Medical Center (Winchester, Ky.). Clark Regional Medical Center is a 79-bed community hospital with more than 75 phy- sicians and 487 employees. e hospital is part of LifePoint Health, a hospital network based in Brentwood, Tenn. In 2012, the hospital com- pleted construction on a $70 million campus with expanded services, new labor and delivery suites, all private patient rooms and a skilled nursing facility. In 2017, the hospital then completed an expansion of Clark Clinic also in Winchester. More recently, e Chartis Center for Rural Health named Clark Regional a 100 Top Rural & Community Hospital in 2019. EvergreenHealth Kirkland (Wash.). EvergreenHealth Kirkland is the flagship hospital for EvergreenHealth and a level 3 trauma center. e 318-bed hospital campus has four medical specialty buildings and Ev- ergreenHealth Medical Group, a 300-member multispecialty physician group. e health system reported 340,146 outpatient visits and 21,002 total surgeries in 2018. EvergreenHealth Kirkland was also named among America's 100 Best Hospitals by Healthgrades for three consec- utive years, most recently in 2019. Fairview Northland Medical Center (Princeton, Minn.). Fairview Northland Medical Center is a member of Fairview Health Services, a 12-hospital network in Minneapolis that includes 34,000 employ- ees and more than 5,000 providers. Healthgrades recognized Fairview Northland Medical Center with the 2018 Outstanding Patient Expe- rience Award. In 2019, CMS awarded the hospital a four-star rating through its Hospital Compare survey, placing it in the top 30 percent of hospitals in the country. Faith Regional Health Services (Norfolk, Neb.). Faith Regional Health Services opened in 1923 and has grown to serve patients in 13 counties of Nebraska. e 129-bed acute care hospital employs more than 1,200 individuals and earned recognition as a Top 20 Rural Community Hos-