Clay County Medical Center (CCMC) announced it has been named among the 2025 Top 100 Critical Access Hospitals in the United States! This award is presented 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®.

“CCMC is proud to receive this award for the fourth time. The unwavering commitment of our team members has clearly contributed to CCMC achieving this designation,” said Austin M. Gillard, CEO of CCMC. “We look forward to our continued growth and expansion as a Top 100 CAH in America. The communities we serve in North Central Kansas can count on us to deliver high quality healthcare services now, and in the future.”

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.