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2025 Top 100 Critical Access Hospital

South Central Health has once again been named among the 2025 Top 100 Critical
Access Hospitals by The Chartis Center for Rural Health. Chartis’ annual Top 100
award program honors outstanding performance among the nation’s rural hospitals
based on the results of the Chartis Rural Hospital Performance INDEX®.
“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.” click for news release
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.
There are currently 1,353 CAHs in the United States.
There are currently 1,353 CAHs in the United States. Being named Top 100 puts
SCH in the top 7% of CAHs in the nation.
“To be recognized as a Top100 CAH at any point is an amazing accomplishment
on its own but to be recognized Three Years in a Row,
shows the amazing and unwavering dedication that all of our staff have to
the communities that we serve. What a tremendous honor!” Lukas Fischer, CEO

March 5, 2025

SOUTH CENTRAL HEALTH TOP 100

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February 21, 2023

SCH ACHIEVES TOP 100

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March 4, 2021

2020 Community Health Needs Assessment

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December 14, 2020

2020 Community Needs Assessment Implementation Plan

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December 2, 2020

CARLY SANDERS RECEIVES AWARD

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Carly Sanders, of Wishek, says two experiences from her childhood steered her in the path of becoming a nurse — at the age of 10, comforting a family friend whose husband had died, and, seven years later, performing CPR on a person. Sanders grew up in Fredonia, a small town in the southeast quadrant of the state. She recalls a blizzard taking hold of the area the year she turned double digits, causing life-threatening travel conditions. Read more….

July 16, 2020

Wishek Hospital and Clinics Recently Named South Central Health

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The Wishek Hospital and Clinics Board of Directors have voted earlier this year to change the organization’s official operating title to “South Central Health.” The vote took place at the board’s July 16, 2019 meeting.

“By adopting a name that encompasses our region of the state, rather than focusing solely on Wishek, we are signaling to residents and medical facilities throughout south-central North Dakota that we are here for them, and we want to work together,” said Harry Hagel, president of the Board of Directors. “Also, medical facilities across the country are shifting to an emphasis on health and wellness. As we, too, prepare for the future, our name should reflect it – hence the incorporation of the word ‘health’ in the new name.”

“In addition to focusing on wellness, patients will continue to receive the same top-quality health care services,” said Bev Vilhauer, CEO of Wishek Hospital and Clinics. “In recent months, the hospital has been exploring ways to incorporate more wellness services targeted specifically to the needs of area residents. The new services and events we are planning will help keep our communities healthy.”

“Maintaining a high-quality healthcare delivery system is vital to the future of our communities and region,” Hagel said. “The changes now underway will make our system stronger and will help ensure local health care remains available for future generations.”

July 1, 2019