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Awards and Recognitions

CCH Named Top 100 Rural & Community Hospital - 2022



Columbus Community Hospital has been named one of the Top 100 Rural & Community Hospitals in the United States by The Chartis Center for Rural Health, a leading provider of comprehensive advisory services and analytics to the health care industry.

The Chartis Center for Rural Health's annual Top 100 Rural & Community Hospitals award is regarded as one of the industry's most significant designations of performance excellence.

"We are so honored to have received this recognition," said Mike Hansen, president and CEO at CCH. "It's a testament to our physicians’, staff’s and volunteers' hard work and dedication and proof of our hospital's commitment to providing high-quality patient care."

About the Recognition

The Top 100 Rural & Community Hospitals award is based on the Hospital Strength INDEX® from iVantage Health Analytics, which uses 50 rural-relevant indicators to measure a hospital’s strength in the areas of:

  • Inpatient market share
  • Outpatient market share
  • Cost
  • Charge
  • Quality
  • Outcomes
  • Patient perspectives
  • Financial stability


Each of the index’s 50 indicators is taken from publicly-available data sources and these indicators are combined to give hospitals an overall score.

Hospitals recognized as a Top 100 facility scored in the top 100 among all rural and community hospitals nationally. CCH is one of only two Nebraska facilities to be recognized. 

According to The Chartis Center for Rural Health, Top 100 facilities are examples of how hospitals can successfully manage risk, offer higher quality care, increase patient satisfaction and secure better outcomes, all while operating at a lower cost than other facilities.

For more information on the Top 100 Rural & Community Hospital award, visit https://www.chartis.com/top-performing-rural-hospitals.

CCH Named Top 20 Rural and Community Hospital



In February 2020, Columbus Community Hospital was named one of the top 20 rural and community hospitals in the country.

“All of our staff members, physicians and volunteers work hard to provide the best possible care to our patients. It’s such an honor for their work to be recognized on this national scale,” said Michael Hansen, CCH president and CEO. “We hope this recognition further reassures our patients that they are truly receiving the highest-quality health care right here in our community.”  

The award was announced by the National Rural Health Association (NRHA), a national nonprofit membership organization with more than 20,000 members that provides leadership on rural health issues. 

CCH received the award because it was one of the 20 highest-ranked prospective payment system hospitals in the country based on an evaluation by the Chartis Center for Rural Health, an advisory and analytics firm for the health care industry. 

About the Recognition

These rankings were created using iVantage Health Analytics’ Hospital Strength Index, which, according to the Chartis Center, is the “industry’s most comprehensive and objective assessment of rural hospital performance in the United States.”  The index assesses hospital performance based on 50 indicators and eight pillars of performance. It is used by the NRHA to support advocacy and legislative initiatives. 

Earlier this month, CCH was also recognized as one of the top 100 rural and community hospitals based on this same index. It was the only hospital in Nebraska to be recognized in this list. 

It was then chosen as one of the top 20 hospitals based on eight indices that assessed:
  • Inpatient market share
  • Outpatient market share
  • Cost
  • Charge
  • Quality
  • Outcomes
  • Patient Perspectives
  • Financial Stability
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CCH Named Top 100 Rural & Community Hospital - 2019



In February 2019, Columbus Community Hospital (CCH) was named one of the Top 100 Rural & Community Hospitals in the United States by The Chartis Center for Rural Health, an advisory and analytics firm dedicated to supporting rural and community hospitals.

The Chartis Center for Rural Health’s annual Top 100 Rural & Community Hospitals award is regarded as one of the health care industry’s most significant designations of performance excellence.

“We are so honored to have received this recognition,” said Michael Hansen, FACHE, CCH president and CEO. “It’s a testament to the hard work and dedication of our physicians, staff and volunteers, and proof of our hospital’s commitment to providing high-quality patient care.”

According to The Chartis Center for Rural Health, Top 100 facilities are examples of how hospitals can successfully manage risk, offer higher quality care, increase patient satisfaction and secure better outcomes, all while operating at a lower cost than other facilities.

For more information on the Top 100 Rural & Community Hospitals award, visit The Chartis Group's website.

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