Avera Hospitals Earn National Performance Leadership Awards for 2023

Numerous Avera facilities earned Performance Leadership Awards for quality, outcomes and patient perspectives for 2023 from the Chartis Center for Rural Health. Each is among the nation’s top quartile of performers – in the 75^th percentile or above – in one or more categories.

Facilities honored include:

Iowa

• Avera Holy Family Hospital, Estherville; outcomes, patient perspective
• Avera Merrill Pioneer Hospital, Rock Rapids; quality
• Floyd Valley Healthcare, Le Mars (an Avera affiliate); outcomes
• Hegg Health Center, Rock Valley (an Avera affiliate); quality, patient perspective
• Lakes Regional Healthcare, Spirit Lake (an Avera affiliate); quality, patient perspective
• Osceola Regional Health Center, Sibley (an Avera affiliate); quality, patient perspective
• Sioux Center Health, Sioux Center (an Avera affiliate); patient perspective

Minnesota

• Avera Granite Falls Health Center; quality
• Avera Marshall Regional Medical Center; outcomes
• Avera Tyler Hospital; quality, patient perspective

Nebraska

• Avera Creighton Hospital; quality, patient perspective
• Avera St. Anthony’s Hospital, O'Neill; patient perspective

South Dakota

• Avera Dells Area Hospital, Dell Rapids; patient perspective
• Avera Hand County Memorial Hospital, Miller; quality, patient perspective
• Avera Queen of Peace Hospital, Mitchell; quality, outcomes
• Avera Sacred Heart Hospital, Yankton; quality, outcomes
• Avera St. Benedict Health Center, Parkston; quality, outcomes, patient perspective
• Avera St. Luke’s Hospital, Aberdeen; outcomes
• Avera Weskota Memorial Hospital, Wessington Springs; quality
• Community Memorial Hospital Avera, Redfield (an Avera affiliate); quality, patient perspective
• Freeman Regional Health Services (an Avera affiliate); quality, outcomes, patient perspective

Chartis announced the awards as part of National Rural Health Day, which is Thursday, Nov. 16.

“These recognitions demonstrate Avera's ongoing commitment to rural health. It connects our work today to the efforts of our founding Sisters, who established some of the first hospitals in the Upper Midwest.,” said Rachael Sherard, Avera Senior Vice President of Rural Health. “Interconnected care often begins with a rural facility. They are vital in providing the right care at the right time with employees who are dedicated to this significant work.”

The Chartis Rural Hospital Performance INDEX is used to evaluate rural facilities. In its 14^th year, INDEX is the industry’s most comprehensive and objective assessment of rural hospital performance.

“Wherever we go in rural America, we witness first-hand the commitment, determination and compassion with which rural hospitals serve their communities. Rural health care truly is mission-driven,” said Michael Topchik, National Leader, Chartis Center for Rural Health.