Becker's Hospital Review

27 CRITICAL ACCESS CHI St. Joseph's Health (Park Rapids, Minn.). CHI St. Joseph's Health is part of Englewood, Colo.-based Catholic Health Initiatives. e hospital, located in a rural resort area of Minnesota with a population that expands from 23,475 to more than 50,000 in the summer, sees about 10,945 emergency room visits yearly. About 360 employees work at CHI St. Joseph's, making it the second-largest employer in the area. is year, the hospital received the Minnesota Hos- pital Association Award for Superior Performance in Patient Safety Improvement, in part due to its journey toward zero serious safety events in 2011. Its near- miss reporting has increased 86 percent since 2011, and its serious safety event rate has decreased from 4.25 per 10,000 adjusted patient days in 2011 to 1.55 in 2014. Community Hospital of Anaconda (Mont.). Located about 25 miles from Butte, Mont., in the southwestern part of the state, Community Hospital of Anaconda has served Anaconda-Deer Lodge County since 1889. e hospital has earned several accolades this year, including being named a Top 100 Critical Access Hospital for the fih year in a row by iVantage Health Analytics. CareChex also ranked the hospital within the top 10 in the state in overall hospital and surgical care this year. Additionally, the hospital is one of only two in the state recognized as a Baby-Friendly Hospi- tal by Baby-Friendly USA. Cottage Grove (Ore.) Community Medical Center. Cottage Grove Community Medical Center is part of Vancouver, Wash.-based PeaceHealth. e 14-bed hospital is located about 130 miles from Portland, Ore. is year, for the first time, Cottage Grove Community Medical Center was named as a Top 100 Critical Access Hospital by iVantage Health Analytics. iVantage also named the hospital as a HealthStrong Hospital this year, meaning it is a top performer across 62 different performance metrics, like qual- ity, outcomes, patient perspective, affordability and efficiency. Elizabethtown (N.Y.) Community Hospital. Since 1926, Elizabethtown Community Hospital has served Essex County's 39,000 residents. ECH entered an affiliation with Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital Medical Center in 1992, and both hospitals are over- seen by Community Providers, Inc., a parent holding company. ECH boasts 194 employees, including 18 medical staff providers and more than 25 physicians. ECH's emergency department sees 5,500 patients annually. is year, it was named to iVantage Health Analytics' Top 100 Critical Access Hospitals list for the first time. Fairview Hospital (Great Barrington, Mass.). Fair- view Hospital is an affiliate of Pittsfield, Mass.-based Berkshire Health System. Using telemedicine to link with Berkshire Medical Center, Fairview Hospital has earned a Primary Stroke Designation from the Mas- sachusetts Department of Public Health. According to Healthgrades, the hospital ranked in the top 10 percent of hospitals for patient safety and thus earned the Outstanding Patient Experience Award from the organization this year. Last year, the hospital earned the Patient Safety Excellence Award from Health- grades. Additionally, Leapfrog named Fairview as one of its Top Rural Hospitals in 2014. Gibson General Hospital (Princeton, Ind.). Gibson General Hospital has served its communities for more than 100 years. In addition to being a critical access hospital, it is also among the group of hospitals that received a four-star rating in CMS' Hospital Compare database based on HCAHPS survey results. Last year, the hospital earned a Get With the Guidelines-Heart Failure Silver Performance Achievement Award from the American Heart Association. Grant Regional Health Center (Lancaster, Wis.). Grant Regional Health Center opened in 1955 as Lan- caster Memorial Hospital with 36 beds. Since then, the hospital has earned national recognition for excel-

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