February 17, 2025 – Springhill Medical Center in Springhill, Louisiana today announced it has been named among the 2025 Top 100 Rural & Community Hospitals by The Chartis Center for Rural Health. Chartis’ annual Top 100 award program honors outstanding performance among the nation’s rural hospitals based on the results of the Chartis Rural Hospital Performance INDEX®.
Pete Johnson, CEO, states “This recognition is the result of a daily dedication to excellent care by all staff- clinical and non-clinical. We are very pleased to be recognized and will continue to work to improve the quality of the care we provide to Springhill and the surrounding area.
“The Top 100 Rural & Community Hospitals award program elevates the very best performers and helps create a roadmap for those seeking to improve financial and operational performance while continuing to care for the communities they serve,” said Michael Topchik, Executive Director, The Chartis Center for Rural Health. “This is our 10th year recognizing the Top 100 Rural & Community Hospitals and we’re thrilled to be able to celebrate this milestone with this year’s winners.”
The INDEX is the industry’s most comprehensive and objective assessment of rural hospital performance. Leveraging publicly available data, the INDEX is utilized nationwide by rural hospitals, health systems with rural affiliates, hospital associations, and state offices of rural health to measure and monitor performance across a variety of areas impacting hospital operations and finance.
Springhill Medical Center is a 48-bed acute/geriatric psychiatric hospital operating two rural health clinics and an outpatient physical therapy clinic. The hospital will be celebrating 50 years of service in Springhill at its current location this year. For more on Springhill Medical Center go to www.smccare.com.