Copley named one of Top 100 Critical Access Hospitals in U.S.

Copley Hospital was recently named one of the Top 100 Critical Access Hospitals in the United States. This is the second year in a row Copley has been recognized with the iVantage Health Analytics HealthStrong Hospital designation in collaboration with the National Rural Health Association (NRHA).
The Top 100 list is compiled using iVantage’ s Hospital Strength Index, an objective way of measuring 56 different performance metrics in three categories: market conditions, clinical and operational performance, and financial and qualitative outcomes.
Copley Hospital was the only Vermont hospital to make the list. There are approximately 1,200 Critical Access Hospitals in the United States, according to the NRHA.
‘ Being recognized as one of the top 100 Critical Access Hospitals in the country is a testimonial to the patient-centered care Copley Hospital provides,’ said Mel Patashnick, President of Copley Hospital. ‘ This recognition honors the skill and dedication of our clinicians and employees as well as the guidance provided by our volunteer Board of Directors over the years.’
Small and rural hospitals play a critical role in providing efficient and effective healthcare that is on par with other larger suburban and urban counterparts. ‘ Rural hospitals have new and difficult demands that are best managed with actionable information," said John Morrow, Executive Vice President of iVantage Health Analytics, Inc. "The Hospital Strength Index reflects the multiple challenges of running a hospital by incorporating the measures on which the industry has worked to gain consensus and standardization.’
A Critical Access Hospital (CAH) is a hospital certified to receive cost-based reimbursement from Medicare. This program is intended to reduce hospital closures in rural areas, promotes a process for improving rural health care and focuses on community needs. CAHs must have a maximum of 25 acute care inpatient beds and provide 24-hour emergency services, with medical staff on-site. CAHs must be located in a rural area and be more than 35 miles from another hospital, or 15 miles from another hospital in mountainous terrain or areas with only secondary roads.