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    SALEM, KY - Livingston Hospital in Salem Kentucky was recently named one of the top 20 critical access hospitals (CAHs) for Best Practices In Quality in the country. The top 20 CAHs, including Livingston Hospital, scored best among CAHs as determined by the Chartis Center for Rural Health for Best Practices in Quality category designation. The rankings were recently announced by the National Rural Health Association (NRHA).

    These top CAHs have achieved success in overall performance based on a composite rating from multiple categories, including quality, outcomes, patient perspective, cost, charge, finance, inpatient market share and outpatient market share.

    This top 20 group was selected from the Chartis Center for Rural Health’s 2023 top 100 CAH list, which was released earlier this year. The top 20 CAH best practice recipients have achieved success in one of two key areas of performance:
    • Quality index: A rating of hospital performance based on the percentile rank across ruralrelevant process of care measures.
    • Patient perspective index: A rating of hospital performance based on the percentile rank across all 10 HCAHPS domains.
    “Livingston Hospital is proud of the efforts of the physicians and staff who have contributed to our hospital achieving this designation,” says Shane Whittington, CEO. “Being named as a top 20 CAH for Best Practices in Quality means our community can count on us to deliver the care and services they need now and in the future.”
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