The Top 20 Critical Access Hospitals, including Harbor Beach Community Hospital, scored best among critical access hospitals on iVantage Health Analytics' Hospital Strength Index™ for PATIENT PERSPECTIVE. The rankings were recently announced by the National Rural Health Association (NRHA). An awards ceremony will be held during NRHA's Critical Access Hospital Conference in October in Austin, Texas.

The Top 20 Critical Access Hospitals have achieved success in one of three key areas of performance:

• Quality index: A rating of hospital performance based on the percentile rank across the five categories of Hospital Compare Process of Care measures.
• Patient perspective index: A rating of hospital performance based on the percentile rank on two Hospital Compare HCAHPS measures ("Overall Rating" and "Highly Recommend)".
• Financial stability index: A rating of hospital performance based on the percentile rank on a set of balance sheet and income statement financial ratios.

"Harbor Beach Community Hospital is proud of the efforts of its physicians and staff who have contributed to our hospital achieving this designation," said Ed Gamache. "Our results as a top PATIENT PERSPECTIVE means our community can count on us to deliver the services they need now and in the future."