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Top 100 rural and community hospitals, according to iVantage

While may rural hospitals are closing, some facilities are excelling at care and finances alike.

Jeff Lagasse, Editor

This week, iVantage Health Analytics released its list of the Top 10 Rural and Community Hospitals in the United States. Its research reveals that these top performing hospitals outperform peer facilities across each pillar of the company's Hospital Strength Index, which looks at a number of different areas from quality and outcomes, to patient safety and satisfaction and costs and charges. The median rural hospital earns an average overall score of 50, while the median Top 100 hospital earns a 95.

See the full list below.


Hospital State
Hospital State
Athens - Limestone Hospital Alabama
Cullman Regional Medical Center Alabama
Russell Medical Center Alabama
Mena Regional Health System Arkansas
Delta County Memorial Hospital Colorado
Mercy Regional Medical Center Colorado
Montrose Memorial Hospital Colorado
Valley View Hospital Colorado
Yampa Valley Medical Center Colorado
Charlotte Hungerford Hospital Connecticut
Baptist Medical Center Nassau Florida
Jackson Hospital Florida
Gordon Hospital Georgia
Tanner Medical Center - Carrollton Georgia
Wilcox Memorial Hospital Hawaii
Fort Madison Community Hospital Iowa
Spencer Hospital Iowa
Trinity Regional Medical Center Iowa
OSF Saint James - John W. Albrecht Medical Center Illinois
OSF St. Mary Medical Center Illinois
St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital Illinois
St. Joseph's Hospital Breese Illinois
Henry County Memorial Hospital Indiana
Logansport Memorial Hospital Indiana
Major Hospital Indiana
Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center Indiana
Parkview Huntington Hospital Indiana
Parkview Noble Hospital Indiana
St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center of Plymouth Indiana
Newton Medical Center Kansas
Ransom Memorial Hospital Kansas
Flaget Memorial Hospital Kentucky
Baystate Franklin Medical Center Massachusetts
Mid Coast Hospital Maine
Northern Maine Medical Center Maine
Alpena Regional Medical Center Michigan
Dickinson County Memorial Hospital Michigan
Huron Medical Center Michigan
Munson Healthcare Cadillac Hospital Michigan
Spectrum Health Big Rapids Hospital Michigan
Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital Michigan
Spectrum Health United Hospital Michigan
Spectrum Pennock Hospital Michigan
St. Joseph Hospital Michigan
Lake Region Healthcare Minnesota
Mercy Hospital Washington Missouri
Bozeman Deaconess Hospital Montana
Kalispell Regional Medical Center Montana
St. James Healthcare Montana
St. Peter's Hospital Montana
Carteret General Hospital North Carolina
Johnston Health North Carolina
Northern Hospital of Surry County North Carolina
Sentara Albemarle Medical Center North Carolina
Olean General Hospital New York
Mary Rutan Hospital Ohio
Mercer County Joint Township Community Hospital Ohio
Mercy Defiance Hospital Ohio
Mercy Tiffin Hospital Ohio
Pomerene Hospital Ohio
Samaritan Regional Health System Ohio
Van Wert County Hospital Ohio
Duncan Regional Hospital Oklahoma
Harmon Memorial Hospital Oklahoma
Jane Phillips Medical Center Oklahoma
Penn Highlands DuBois Pennsylvania
UPMC Bedford Memorial Pennsylvania
UPMC Northwest Pennsylvania
Waynesboro Hospital Pennsylvania
Newberry County Memorial Hospital South Carolina
Avera Queen of Peace Hospital South Dakota
Avera Sacred Heart Hospital South Dakota
Avera St. Luke's Hospital South Dakota
Brookings Health System South Dakota
Prairie Lakes Hospital South Dakota
LeConte Medical Center Tennessee
Wellmont Hawkins County Memorial Hospital Tennessee
Childress Regional Medical Center Texas
Hill Country Memorial Hospital Texas
Peterson Regional Medical Center Texas
Bear River Valley Hospital Utah
Sevier Valley Medical Center Utah
Valley View Medical Center Utah
Riverside Tappahannock Hospital Virginia
Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital Virginia
Brattleboro Memorial Hospital Vermont
Central Vermont Medical Center Vermont
Northwestern Medical Center Vermont
Olympic Medical Center Washington
Aurora Lakeland Medical Center Wisconsin
Aurora Medical Center in Manitowoc County Wisconsin
Bay Area Medical Center Wisconsin
Holy Family Memorial Wisconsin
Howard Young Medical Center Wisconsin
Lakeview Medical Center Wisconsin
Ministry Saint Mary's Hospital Wisconsin
Ministry Saint Michael's Hospital Wisconsin
Riverview Hospital Wisconsin
The Monroe Clinic Wisconsin
Sheridan Memorial Hospital Wyoming