Henderson Health Care in Henderson, NE was recently named one of the top 20 critical access hospitals (CAHs) for quality in the country.
The top 20 CAHs, including Henderson Health Care, scored best among CAHs as determined by the Chartis Center for Rural Health for quality. The rankings were recently announced by the National Rural Health Association (NRHA).
The top 20 CAHs have achieved success in overall performance based on a composite rating from eight indices of strength: inpatient market share, outpatient market share, quality, outcomes, patient perspective, cost, charge, and finance. This group was selected from the Chartis Center for Rural Health’s 2025 top 100 CAH list, which was released earlier this year.
The top 20 CAH best practice recipients have achieved success in one of two key areas of performance:
Quality index: A rating of hospital performance based on the percentile rank across rural-relevant process of care measures.
Patient perspective index: A rating of hospital performance based on the percentile rank across all 10 HCAHPS domains.
“Henderson Health Care is proud of the efforts of the providers and staff who have contributed to our hospital achieving this designation,” says Cheryl Brown, HHC CEO. “Our results as a top CAH means our communities can count on us to deliver the highest quality of care now and in the future.”
Henderson Health Care was named a Top 20 CAH in 2021 and 2024.
