Five Parkview hospitals have earned a 2024 Performance Leadership Award for excellent quality and outcomes from The Chartis Center for Rural Health. Three hospitals — Parkview Bryan Hospital, Parkview LaGrange Hospital and Parkview Whitley Hospital — were recognized in the quality category, while Parkview DeKalb Hospital and Parkview Huntington Hospital were awarded in the outcomes category. The Performance Leadership Awards recognize top quartile performance among rural hospitals in three categories: quality, outcomes and/or patient perspective. All five hospitals recognized by The Chartis Center this year have previously been awarded Performance Leadership Awards, extending a streak of top performance among Parkview’s community hospitals. “Serving small communities is a big part of what Parkview does, with hospitals and physician offices across more than 20 rural counties in northeast Indiana and northwest Ohio,” said Dr. Greg Johnson, regional market president for Parkview Health. “Rural hospitals are crucial to providing our communities with great care that is close to home, where they need it, when they need it. Parkview Bryan Hospital has been recognized for two consecutive years and, in February, was named to The Chartis Center’s Top 100 rural hospital list. Parkview Huntington Hospital has received six Performance Leadership Awards since 2016; Parkview LaGrange Hospital is on a three-year streak; Parkview DeKalb Hospital was recognized in back-to back years; and Parkview Whitley Hospital has been awarded three times since 2016. The Performance Leadership Awards are 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 Performance Leadership Awards capture the commitment, diligence, and innovation with which America’s rural hospitals approach the delivery of care within their communities,” said Troy Brown, Network Consultant, The Chartis Center for Rural Health. “It’s a tremendous honor to be able to recognize the efforts of?this year’s award winners and celebrate their achievement as part of National Rural Health Day.”
