Crete Area Medical Center Earns Top 100 Critical Access Hospital Award from The Chartis Center for Rural Health for the Second Year in a Row
February 28, 2025 – Crete Area Medical Center (CAMC) in Crete, NE today announced it has been recognized for the second year in a row as a 2025 Top 100 Critical Access Hospital in the nation by The Chartis Center for Rural Health and is one of fifteen Nebraskan Critical Access Hospitals recognized. Chartis’ annual Top 100 award program recognizes outstanding performance among the nation’s rural hospitals based on the results of the Chartis Rural Hospital Performance INDEX®.
“I am extremely proud of CAMC for being recognized as a top critical access hospital in the nation for the second year in a row. This showcases our continued commitment to providing high quality of care in all aspects of our hospital,” shared Julie Lacy, Interim CAMC President and CEO. “We have great providers, leaders and staff that make these results possible. We look forward to continuing to provide outstanding care to our communities.”
“The Top 100 Critical Access 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 15th year recognizing the Top 100 Critical Access 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.
