The National Rural Health Association (NRHA) recently named Baptist Memorial Hospital-Attala among the top 20 critical access hospitals for Best Practice in Quality.
“Our medical team at Baptist Attala holds themselves to high standards, and being recognized among the top 20 critical access hospitals for Best Practice in Quality is a tremendous honor for our staff,” said Mac Flynt, CEO and administrator of Baptist Attala. “I applaud our medical team for the exceptional care they provide to patients every day.”
A total of 40 best practice designations were given (20 for quality and 20 for patient perspective or patient satisfaction) to the highest- ranking critical access hospitals in each category. To receive the quality designation, hospitals must achieve success on hospital performance across rural-relevant process of care measures.
Each hospital’s performance across these indicators is aggregated and ranked against rural peers nationally. The Top 20 Critical Access Hospitals are recognized for the outstanding quality they deliver to their patients.
NRHA also recognizes the Top 20 Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) from a list of the Top 100 CAHs as determined by The Chartis Center for Rural Health. The 20 overall winners and 40 best practice recipients (in the quality and patient satisfaction categories) have achieved success based on the Chartis Rural Hospital Performance INDEX, which considers eight indices of performance: inpatient market share, outpatient market share, quality, outcomes, patient perspective, cost, charge and finance.
“NRHA is committed to ensuring our members have the best information to manage their hospitals,” said Brock Slabach, NRHA chief operations officer. “We’re pleased to recognize the accomplishments of these rural hospitals.”
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.
Chartis is a comprehensive health care advisory firm dedicated to helping clients build a healthier world. Chartis works across the health care continuum with more than 600 clients annually, including providers, payers, health services organizations, technology and retail companies, and investors.
