Hospital Gets Good Marks in Survey

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Published on June 22 2016 2:09 pm
Last Updated on June 22 2016 2:09 pm
Written by Greg Sapp

HSHS St. Anthony’s Memorial Hospital in Effingham was recently named one of iVantage Health Analytics’ Top 100 Rural & Community Hospitals in the United States.

“We are proud of the efforts of our physicians and colleagues who have contributed to our achieving this designation,” said Theresa Rutherford, HSHS St. Anthony’s Memorial Hospital’s President and CEO. “Receiving this recognition is an affirmation of our commitment to providing exceptional, high quality and compassionate care while maintaining efficiency and controlling costs for our patients.”

St. Anthony’s scored in the top 100 of rural and community hospitals on iVantage’s Hospital Strength INDEX®. The INDEX is the industry’s most comprehensive rating of rural and Critical Access Hospitals. The results recognize that the Top 100 Rural & Community Hospitals play a key role in providing a safety net to communities across America – measuring them across more than 70 different performance metrics, including quality, outcomes, patient perspective, affordability, population risk and efficiency.

The list of the Top 100 Rural & Community Hospitals and more information about the study can be found at www.iVantageINDEX.com. St. Anthony’s Memorial Hospital was the only facility in the central Illinois region to earn this honor, and shares the distinction with sister HSHS facility St. Joseph’s Hospital in Breese.

“Rural healthcare encompasses more than 60 million Americans and the facilities which comprise our Top 100 Rural & Community Hospitals play a vital role in ensuring the long-term sustainability of the rural health safety net,” said Michael Topchik, senior vice president of iVantage Health Analytics. “Our data analysis shows that this group of top performers exhibits a focused concern for their community benefits and needs, regardless of scale, reimbursement and people’s ability to pay.

For more information about HSHS St. Anthony’s Memorial Hospital, visit St. Anthony’s Web site at stanthonyshospital.org. HSHS St. Anthony’s Memorial Hospital is part of the Southern Illinois Division of Hospital Sisters Health System, which also includes HSHS St. Elizabeth’s Hospital in Belleville, HSHS St. Joseph’s Hospital in Breese, HSHS Holy Family Hospital in Greenville, and HSHS St. Joseph’s Hospital in Highland.