Iowa Specialty Hospitals Recognized with 2025 Performance Leadership Awards by The Chartis Center for Rural Health
As part of National Rural Health Day, Iowa Specialty Hospital-Belmond and Iowa Specialty Hospital-Clarion today announced they have earned 2025 Performance Leadership Awards for excellence in Quality, Outcomes, and Patient Perspective. Compiled by The Chartis Center for Rural Health, the Performance Leadership Awards program recognizes top quartile performance (i.e., 75th percentile or above) among rural hospitals in Quality, Outcomes, and/or Patient Perspective.
“We are pleased to be recognized among the top quartile of rural hospitals in the nation,” stated Amy McDaniel, CEO of Iowa Specialty Hospital-Belmond. “To earn recognition in Quality, Outcomes, and Patient Perspective highlights the amazing work that our teams do each day in caring for our patients. We work hard to provide exceptional care to our patients and value the trust our patients place in us.”
The Performance Leadership Awards program is based on the results of the Chartis Rural Hospital Performance INDEX®, a comprehensive and objective framework for assessing how rural hospitals are performing. INDEX benchmarks are relied upon by rural hospitals, health systems with rural footprints, hospital associations, and state offices of rural health to measure performance across multiple areas impacting hospital operations and finance.
"The areas of Quality, Outcomes, and Patient Perspective are cornerstones of healthcare delivery across rural America, and this year’s Performance Leadership Award recipients are establishing a standard of excellence for their rural peers to follow,” said Michael Topchik, Executive Director, Chartis Center for Rural Health. “We are delighted to shine a spotlight on such strong performance and honor the achievement of these hospitals on National Rural Health Day.”
For more details about the Chartis Rural Hospital Performance INDEX, contact Billy Balfour at wbalfour@chartis.com.
To learn more about The Chartis Center for Rural Health, visit their website at www.chartis.com/expertise/rural-health
