Community Hospital-Fairfax in Fairfax, Missouri, announced February 24, 2025, it has been named among the 2025 Top 100 Critical Access Hospitals by The Chartis Center for Rural Health. Chartis’ annual Top 100 award program honors outstanding performance among the nation’s 1,371 critical access rural hospitals based on the results of the Chartis Rural Hospital Performance INDEX®.
“We are excited to share this news with our supportive community,” said Julie Jones, Chief Executive Officer for Community Hospital-Fairfax. “To be listed among Chartis’ Top 100 Critical Access Hospitals reflects our organization’s dedication to our core values: excellence, teamwork, integrity, and service. We have taken important steps over the last five years to demonstrate our commitment to quality, patient satisfaction, and patient safety through our DNV-GL and ISO 9001 Accreditation. It is an honor for our entire team, once again, to be recognized for our progress.”
“The Top 100 Critical Access Hospitals award program elevates the very best performers and helps create a roadmap for those seeking to improve financial and operational performance while continuing to care for the communities they serve,” said Michael Topchik, Executive Director, The Chartis Center for Rural Health. “This is our 15th year recognizing the Top 100 Critical Access Hospitals and we’re thrilled to be able to celebrate this milestone with this year’s winners.”
The INDEX is the industry’s most comprehensive and objective assessment of rural hospital performance. Leveraging publicly available data, the INDEX is utilized nationwide by rural hospitals, health systems with rural affiliates, hospital associations, and state offices of rural health to measure and monitor performance across a variety of areas impacting hospital operations and finance.
To view the complete list of awardees, visit https://www.chartis.com/top-performing-rural-hospitals.
