As part of National Rural Health Day, Clay County Medical Center today announced it has earned a 2024 Performance Leadership Award for excellence in Patient Perspective. Compiled by The Chartis Center for Rural Health, the Performance Leadership Awards recognize top quartile performance (i.e., 75th percentile or above) among rural hospitals in Patient Perspective. Only 28 rural Kansas hospitals received this recognition.

“We are incredibly proud to be recognized with the 2024 Performance Leadership Award for excellence in Patient Perspective,” said CEO Austin Gillard. “This achievement is a testament to the unwavering dedication of our entire team to provide the highest quality care to our community. It also serves as a reminder of the importance of investing in rural health to ensure every patient has access to the care they deserve."

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.”