As part of National Rural Health Day, Greenwood County Hospital (GWCH) announced last week it has been recognized with a 2023 Performance Leadership Award for excellence in Quality. Compiled by the Chartis Center for Rural Health, the Performance Leadership Awards honor top quartile performance (i.e., 75th percentile or above) among rural hospitals in Quality, Outcomes and/or Patient Perspective.
“Here at Greenwood County Hospital, we are excited to be recognized as a top performer in the area of quality. Our staff has worked very hard to put patients and quality care first in everything we do by living out our mission of committing ourselves to providing compassionate, high-quality care in our communities every day. Our patients are our number one priority, and we want to ensure that they have the care they need, when they need it, as close to home as possible,” said hospital CEO Sandra Dickerson.
The Performance Leadership Awards are based on the results of the Chartis Rural Hospital Performance INDEX, the industry’s most comprehensive and objective assessment of rural hospital performance. INDEX data is relied upon by rural hospitals, health systems with rural footprints, hospital associations, and state offices of rural health around the country to measure and monitor performance across several areas impacting hospital operations and finance.
“Wherever we go in rural America, we witness firsthand the commitment, determination and compassion with which rural hospitals serve their communities. Rural healthcare truly is missiondriven,” said Michael Topchik, National Leader, The Chartis Center for Rural Health. “This National Rural Health Day, let us recognize the efforts of this year’s Performance Leadership Award winners and all those driven to deliver high-quality care throughout rural communities.”
The Greenwood County Hospital group is a critical-access, not-forprofit medical group. It is comprised of the Greenwood County Hospital and Outreach Clinic, as well as two rural health clinics: Eureka Clinic and Howard Clinic. The 25-bed fullservice hospital includes acute care, a rehabilitation center and a home health agency.
