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Critical access hospitals are key care centers for rural and underserved patient populations across the U.S. Currently, about 20 percent of Americans live in a region considered “rural” by the U.S. government — or approximately 55 million people. Access to care facilities in rural areas, with low population density and limited public transportation options, is often restricted in these regions. The facilities that do exist, like critical access hospitals, are vital to their communities.
More than 1,300 critical access hospitals exist in the U.S., according to Definitive Healthcare data. These hospitals face strict guidelines in order to receive federal funding. They must have 25 beds or fewer, report an average stay of under 96 hours, and be more than 35 miles from another hospital (with exceptions for difficult terrain).
Of the critical access hospitals with the highest discharge volumes, four are located in Washington — the most of any single state.
Top 25 Critical Access Hospital by Discharge Volume
| Hospital Name | State | Discharges | Net Patient Revenue | Staffed Beds | |
|
1. |
Spectrum Health Gerber Memorial |
MI |
2,335 |
$90,891,816 |
25 |
|
2. |
OSF St Francis Hospital & Medical Group |
MI |
2,233 |
$82,736,802 |
25 |
|
3. |
Lourdes Medical Center |
WA |
2,177 |
$112,102,801 |
25 |
|
4. |
Bingham Memorial Hospital |
ID |
2,000 |
$107,002,101 |
25 |
|
5. |
Socorro General Hospital |
NM |
1,987 |
$24,971,157 |
24 |
|
6. |
Astria Sunnyside Hospital |
WA |
1,905 |
$102,505,660 |
25 |
|
7. |
Hudson Hospital |
WI |
1,903 |
$54,836,274 |
25 |
|
8. |
CHI St Alexius Health Williston Medical Center |
ND |
1,852 |
$85,813,416 |
25 |
|
9. |
Newman Regional Health |
KS |
1,827 |
$64,648,482 |
23 |
|
10. |
Angel Medical Center |
NC |
1,809 |
$61,011,062 |
25 |
|
11. |
St Thomas More Hospital |
CO |
1,808 |
$66,847,398 |
25 |
|
12. |
Ridgecrest Regional Hospital |
CA |
1,807 |
$117,806,279 |
25 |
|
13. |
Cuyuna Regional Medical Center - Crosby |
MN |
1,804 |
$115,170,563 |
25 |
|
14. |
Tahoe Forest Hospital |
CA |
1,795 |
$135,636,276 |
25 |
|
15. |
Erlanger Western Carolina Hospital |
NC |
1,791 |
$59,751,222 |
25 |
|
16. |
Copley Hospital |
VT |
1,781 |
$64,983,966 |
25 |
|
17. |
Bonner General Hospital |
ID |
1,762 |
$52,245,810 |
25 |
|
18. |
CHI St Alexius Health Dickinson Medical Center |
ND |
1,761 |
$60,421,878 |
25 |
|
19. |
Sutter Lakeside Hospital |
CA |
1,724 |
$80,056,849 |
25 |
|
20. |
WhidbeyHealth Medical Center |
WA |
1,718 |
$101,477,496 |
25 |
|
21. |
UPMC Susquehanna Soldiers & Sailors |
PA |
1,711 |
$69,426,518 |
25 |
|
22. |
UPMC Cole |
PA |
1,699 |
$85,200,600 |
25 |
|
23. |
New Ulm Medical Center |
MN |
1,699 |
$96,788,059 |
19 |
|
24. |
Galion Hospital |
OH |
1,686 |
$80,011,699 |
25 |
|
25. |
Mason General Hospital |
WA |
1,677 |
$92,094,585 |
25 |
Fig 1. Data from Definitive Healthcare based on 2016 Provider Utilization and Payment Data Physician and Other Supplier Public Use File. All information is verified by our in-house research team.