The National Rural Health Association (NRHA) recently recognized Sparrow Clinton Hospital in St. Johns as one of the Top 100 Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) in America.
NRHA named the Top 100 Critical Access Hospitals in the nation, as determined by the Hospital Strength Index™, recognizing the top performance of hospitals that provide a safety net to communities across the country. The Top 100 hospitals scored best in this first-ever comprehensive rating of CAHs.
“We are very pleased to have received national recognition among our peers,” said Sparrow Clinton Hospital President and CEO Ed Bruun. “This achievement reflects the hard work and dedication of our outstanding medical staff, nurses and other caregivers who exemplify our mission to deliver the very best care to every patient, every time.”
The Hospital Strength Index™ incorporates 56 different measures of performance to help identify those hospitals that are best prepared for success under the new healthcare reform system. The Index includes a unique set of measures, rating Market Strength, Value-based Strength and Financial Strength as key pillars for benchmarking and setting new goals under health reform.
This measurement system offers hospital executives, trustees and boards of directors an objective way to measure their relative performance among their peers with the most comprehensive tool on the market.
Sparrow Clinton Hospital in St. Johns, a division of Lansing-based Sparrow health system, is committed to providing quality, compassionate care to everyone, every time. The hospital enjoys a rich tradition of more than 80 years of experience in providing exceptional healthcare services to the people of Clinton County and its surrounding communities.