Wallowa Memorial Hospital named top critical access hospital
By Shannon Weidemann (McKone) on Tuesday, May 10th, 2022 in More Top Stories Northeastern Oregon News
ENTERPRISE– (Release from Wallowa Memorial Hospital) Wallowa Memorial Hospital in Enterprise, OR was recently named one of the top 20 critical access hospitals (CAHs) for overall performance in the country and the only hospital to make the esteemed list in all of Oregon. This is the fifth time in the last six years Wallowa Memorial has made this prestigious list.
The top 20 CAHs, including WMH, scored best among CAHs as determined by the Chartis Center for Rural Health for Overall Performance. The rankings were recently announced by the National Rural Health Association (NRHA). In September an awards ceremony will be held during NRHA’s Critical Access Hospital Conference in Kansas City, Mo.
The 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.
The top 20 CAH best practice recipients have achieved success in one of two key areas of performance:
Quality index: A rating of hospital performance based on the percentile rank across rural-relevant process of care measures.
Patient perspective index: A rating of hospital performance based on the percentile rank across all 10 HCAHPS domains.
“Wallowa Memorial is proud of the efforts of our hardworking physicians and staff who have contributed to our hospital achieving this designation,” says Larry Davy, Hospital CEO. “The support of our community is also a significant part of this success. It has allowed us to add several desired services that are often not offered in rural communities. These services include but are not limited to orthopedics, extensive rehabilitation services, and outpatient therapy for cancer patients. Our results as an overall top performer means our community can count on us to deliver the services they need now and in the future.”
Wallowa Memorial Hospital is a twenty-five bed Critical Access Hospital and Level IV Trauma Center. The current hospital was built in 2007 and serves the residents and visitors of Wallowa County.
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 GroupThe 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.
