Mercy Hospital Washington was named one of the Top 100 Rural and Community Hospitals in the United States by The Rural Health Policy Institute, iVantage Health Analytics and The Chartis Center for Rural Health.“This achievement is very gratifying and validates our daily commitment to providing the best health care possible to our community, while maintaining an efficient and effective facility,” said Eric Eoloff, Mercy Hospital Washington president.“We don’t claim to be perfect, but our care teams are working hard each day to deliver compassionate care and exceptional service.”Mercy Hospital Washington scored in the top 100 of rural and community hospitals on iVantage Health Analytics’ Hospital Strength INDEX®.The INDEX is the industry’s most comprehensive rating of rural providers. It provides the data foundation for the annual Rural Relevance Study and its results are the basis for many of rural health care’s most prominent awards, advocacy efforts and legislative initiatives.Safety netThe Top 100 Rural and Community Hospitals play a key role in providing a safety net to communities across America — the INDEX measures them across eight pillars of hospital strength: inpatient share ranking, outpatient share ranking, cost, charge, quality, outcomes, patient perspectives, and financial stability.“It’s more important than ever that rural hospitals proactively understand and address performance in the areas of cost, quality, outcomes and patient perspective,” said Michael Topchik, national leader of the Chartis Center for Rural Health.“Across the spectrum of performance indicators, there are rural providers that are writing the blueprint for success as they transition to value-based health care. Our analysis shows that this group of top performers exhibits a focused concern for their community needs.”The Chartis Group is a national advisory services firm dedicated to the health care industry. Chartis provides strategic planning, value-based care, advanced performance, informatics and technology consulting services, as well as leading-edge decision support tools to the country’s leading health care providers.The Chartis Center for Rural Health (CCRH) was formed in 2016 to offer tailored services, performance management solutions, research and education to rural hospitals and facilities. iVantage Health Analytics is a subsidiary of The Chartis Group and a leading provider of health care analytic and performance management analytic tools.Health system and hospital leadership teams across the country rely on the company’s software and services to deliver customized insights on clinical and financial performance, strategic planning, market assessment and payment optimization.iVantage’s analytics are the basis of continuing thought leadership and insight in the areas of health care policy and research.Mercy