Riverview Regional Medical Center named to Top 20 Critical Access Hospital list

July 11, 2019

The following press release was submitted by Flo Agee, Executive Assistant at Riverview Regional Medical Center:

Riverview Regional Medical Center in Carthage, Tennessee was recently named one of the Top 20 Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) in QUALITY in the country.

The Top 20 Critical Access Hospitals, including Riverview Regional Medical Center, scored best among critical access hospitals as determined by The Chartis Center for Rural Health for Quality. The rankings were recently announced by the National Rural Health Association (NRHA).

An awards ceremony will be held during NRHA’s Critical Access Hospital Conference in September in Kansas City, MO.

The Top 20 Critical Access Hospital “winners” are those hospitals who have achieved success in the overall performance based on a composite rating from eight indices of strength: inpatient market share, outpatient market share, quality, outcomes, patient perspectives, cost, charge, and financial stability. This group was selected from The Chartis Center for Rural Health’s 2019 Top 100 CAH list, which was released earlier this year.

Those hospitals that have been recognized as Top 20 Critical Access Hospital “best practice recipients” have achieved success one of two key areas of performance:

  • Quality index: A rating of hospital performance based on the percentile rank across the five categories of Hospital Compare Process of Care measures.
  • Patient perspective index: A rating of hospital performance based on the percentile rank on two Hospital Compare HCAHPS measures (“Overall Rating” and “Highly Recommend)”.

“Riverview Regional Medical Center is proud of the efforts of its physicians and staff who have contributed to our hospital achieving this designation,” said Mike Herman, CEO. “Our results as a top Critical Access Hospital in Quality means our community can count on us to deliver the services they need now and in the future.”

About Riverview Regional Medical Center

Riverview Regional Medical Center (RRMC) provides general medical and surgical care, 24-hour emergency services, including an accredited chest pain center, skilled nursing, psychiatric services and geriatric care to residents of Smith and surrounding counties. RRMC has had a strong tradition of supporting its surrounding communities through the development and promotion of health awareness and by delivering high quality, cost-effective healthcare services. Riverview Regional Medical Center has the services you need when and where you need them. You don’t need to go anywhere else. For more information about Riverview Regional Medical Center, call 615-735-1560 or visit www.MyRiverviewMedical.com.

About the National Rural Health Association

NRHA is a nonprofit organization working to improve the health and wellbeing of rural Americans and providing leadership on rural health issues through advocacy, communications, education and research. NRHA membership is made up of 21,000 diverse individuals and organizations, all of whom share the common bond of an interest in rural health. For more information, visit RuralHealthWeb.org.

About The Chartis Group

The Chartis Group® (Chartis) provides comprehensive advisory services and analytics to the health care industry. With an unparalleled depth of expertise in strategic planning, performance excellence, informatics and technology, and health analytics, Chartis helps leading academic medical centers, integrated delivery networks, children’s hospitals and health care service organizations achieve transformative results. Learn more at Chartisrural.com.

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