Northern Montana Hospital earns 2024 Performance Leadership Award

From Crystal Glade Northern Montana Health Care marketing and public relations coordinator

As part of National Rural Health Day, Northern Montana Hospital recently announced it has earned a 2024 Performance Leadership Award for excellence in patient outcomes. Compiled by The Chartis Center for Rural Health, the Performance Leadership Awards recognize top quartile performance (i.e., 75th percentile or above) among rural hospitals in Quality, Outcomes, and/or Patient Perspective.

“This recognition is a testament to the dedication of our entire team at Northern Montana Hospital,” said Northern Montana Hospital President/CEO David Henry. “It highlights our commitment to providing exceptional care to the Hi-Line community.”

The Performance Leadership Awards are based on the results of the Chartis Rural Hospital Performance INDEX®, a comprehensive and objective framework for assessing how rural hospitals are performing. INDEX benchmarks are relied upon by rural hospitals, health systems with rural footprints, hospital associations, and state offices of rural health to measure performance across multiple areas impacting hospital operations and finance.

“The Performance Leadership Awards capture the commitment, diligence, and innovation with which America’s rural hospitals approach the delivery of care within their communities,” said The Chartis Center for Rural Health network consultant Troy Brown. “It’s a tremendous honor to be able to recognize the efforts of this year’s award winners and celebrate their achievement as part of National Rural Health Day.”

This latest accolade adds to a recent history of recognition for Northern Montana Hospital, including awards from Chartis in 2021, 2022, 2023.

“I’d like to thank all our staff for making this award possible,” said Laura Thornton, who heads up process improvement and quality metrics at NMH. “Your commitment to delivering safe, quality care has not only provided positive outcomes for our patients but has also played a crucial role in maintaining low rates of readmission, infection, and mortality.”