Vermillion Med Center earns Top 100 Critical Access award
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Jon Berg
Sanford Health Media Relations
605-366-2432 / Jon.Berg@sanfordhealth.org
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – For the third consecutive year, Sanford Vermillion Medical Center has been recognized as a Top 100 Critical Access Hospital by The Chartis Center for Rural Health. 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®.
“We have an exceptional health care team at Sanford Vermillion Medical Center,” said Veronica Schmidt, senior director of Sanford Vermillion. “To receive this national recognition for the third consecutive year is a testament to our team’s unwavering commitment to providing high quality care right here in Vermillion. This award reflects Sanford Health’s commitment and our local caregivers’ dedication to excellence in rural health care and the importance of keeping health care close to home for our patients’ convenience and comfort.”
“During an era of profound uncertainty for rural healthcare, the Top 100 rural hospitals continue to provide a unique lens through which we can identify innovation and inspiration for how to deliver high quality care to increasingly vulnerable populations,” said Michael Topchik, National Leader, The Chartis Center for Rural Health.
The Sanford Vermillion Medical Center is located at 20 S. Plum Street in Vermillion. For more information about Sanford Health, visit SanfordHealth.org.
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 more than one million patients and 201,000 health plan members across 250,000 square miles. The integrated health system has 46 medical centers, 2,800 Sanford physicians and advanced practice providers, 170 clinical investigators and research scientists, 186 Good Samaritan Society senior living centers and world clinics in nine countries 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.
