Superior, NE – Brodstone Healthcare today announced it has been named among the 2025 Top 100 Critical Access Hospitals by The Chartis Center for Rural Health. This is the 14th year Brodstone Healthcare has received this recognition, placing them among the top performing critical access hospitals in the nation. There are 1,371 critical access hospitals in the United States. 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®.

"We are incredibly honored and proud to be recognized as a 2025 Top 100 Critical Access Hospital by The Chartis Center for Rural Health,” said Treg Vyzourek, CEO at Brodstone Healthcare. “This recognition is a testament to the dedication and hard work of our entire Brodstone Healthcare team – from our providers and nurses to our support staff and volunteers. It validates our ongoing efforts to enhance our services and ensure access to vital healthcare resources for the residents we serve."

“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.”

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.