Sanford Hillsboro named Top 20 Critical Access Hospital
May 20, 2025
Contact:
Nathan Aamodt
Sanford Health Media Relations
(701) 200-6080/nathan.aamodt@sanfordhealth.org
FARGO, N.D. – Sanford Hillsboro Medical Center has been named a Top 20 Critical Access Hospital by the National Rural Health Association.
Sanford Hillsboro was honored in the “Best Practice Recipients – Quality” category. All hospitals in the quality index study are evaluated across rural-relevant process of care measures. Each hospital’s performance across these indicators is aggregated and ranked against rural peers nationally. The top 20 CAH’s are recognized for the outstanding quality they deliver to their patients.
“This honor recognizes the dedication of our talented staff members to provide world-class health care to our patients and community,” said Jac McTaggart, Sanford Hillsboro chief executive officer. “Sanford Health takes great pride in being a national leader in rural health care. It is our mission to provide the highest of care to our communities right here in their own backyards.”
The determining factors for the top 20 CAHs are based on the results of the Chartis Rural Hospital Performance INDEX and its eight indices of performance: inpatient market share, outpatient market share, quality, outcomes, patient perspective, cost, charge, and finance. This elite group of hospitals was selected from the Chartis Center for Rural Health’s 2025 top 100 CAH list, which was released earlier this year.
A full list of the Top 20 Critical Access Hospitals can be found here.
About Sanford Health
Sanford Health, the largest rural health system in the United States, is dedicated to transforming the health care experience and providing access to world-class health care in America’s heartland. Headquartered in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, the organization serves 2.4 million patients and more than 425,000 health plan members across the upper Midwest including South Dakota, North Dakota, Minnesota, Wyoming, Iowa, Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. The integrated nonprofit health system includes 56 hospitals, more than 270 clinic locations, 144 senior care communities, 4,500 physicians and advanced practice providers, nearly 1,000 active clinical trials and studies, and nine world clinic locations around the globe. Learn more about Sanford Health’s commitment to shaping the future of rural health care across the lifespan at sanfordhealth.org or Sanford Health News.
About NRHA
NRHA is a nonprofit organization working to improve the health and wellbeing of rural Americans and provide leadership on rural health issues through advocacy, communications, education, and research. NRHA’s membership is made up of unique individuals and organizations from across the country, all of whom share the common bond of an interest in rural health
