Presented annually as part of the National Rural Health Day celebration, the Performance Leadership Awards honor rural hospitals achieving top-quartile performance in quality, outcomes, and patient perspective.
Award recipients are identified using the Chartis Rural Hospital Performance INDEX, the industry’s most comprehensive and objective assessment of rural hospital performance. The 2025 marketing kit is available to all award winners and can be accessed by completing the form on the Chartis website.
Top Quality Performers – SD Hospitals
- Avera De Smet Memorial Hospital – De Smet
- Avera Dells Area Hospital – Dell Rapids
- Avera Hand County Memorial Hospital and Clinic – Miller
- Avera St. Benedict Hospital – Parkston
- Bennett County Hospital – Martin
- Bowdle Healthcare Center – Bowdle
- Community Memorial Hospital Avera – Redfield
- Coteau Health Care System Hospital – Sisseton
- Douglas County Memorial Hospital – Armour
- Fall River Health Services – Hot Springs
- Hans P. Peterson Memorial Hospital – Philip
- Landmann-Jungman Memorial Hospital Avera – Scotland
- Madison Regional Health System – Madison
- Marshall County Healthcare Center Avera – Britton
- Mobridge Regional Hospital – Mobridge
- Monument Health Lead – Deadwood Hospital – Deadwood
- Pioneer Memorial Hospital – Viborg
- Sanford Canton-Inwood Medical Center – Canton
- Sanford Chamberlain Medical Center – Chamberlain
- Sanford Clear Lake Medical Center – Clear Lake
- Sanford Vermillion Hospital – Vermillion
- St Michael’s Hospital – Tyndall
- Wagner Community Memorial Hospital Avera – Wagner
- Winner Regional Health – Winner
Top Outcome Performers – SD Hospitals
- Avera Hand County Memorial Hospital and Clinic – Miller
- Avera St Lukes – Aberdeen
- Avera St Mary’s Hospital – Pierre
- Avera St. Benedict Hospital – Parkston
- Brookings Health System – Brookings
- Faulkton Area Medical Center – Faulkton
- Prairie Lakes Hospital – Watertown
Top Patient Perspective – SD Hospitals
- Avera Dells Area Hospital – Dell Rapids
- Avera Gregory Hospital – Gregory
- Avera Hand County Memorial Hospital And Clinic – Miller
- Avera St. Benedict Hospital – Parkston
- Community Memorial Hospital – Burke
- Community Memorial Hospital Avera – Redfield
- Douglas County Memorial Hospital – Armour
- Faulkton Area Medical Center – Faulkton
- Freeman Regional Health Services – Freeman
- Hans P. Peterson Memorial Hospital – Philip
- Marshall County Healthcare Center Avera – Britton
- Platte Health Center – Platte
- Sanford Hospital Webster – Webster
Congratulations to all of this year’s Chartis Top Performing Rural Hospital award recipients. To learn more about Chartis or view the full list of honorees, visit Top Performing Rural Hospitals | Chartis.
