Brookings Health Recognized with Performance Leadership Award

Health System Receives Honor for Eighth Consecutive Year

Brookings, S.D. – Nov. 21, 2024 – As part National Rural Health Day, Brookings Health
System announced it has been recognized with a Performance Leadership Award in two
measured categories: quality and outcomes. Compiled by The Chartis Center for Rural
Health , the Performance Leadership Awards honor top quartile performance among all
rural hospitals in the nation. It is Brookings Health’s eighth consecutive year receiving
the recognition.

“Our team members at Brookings Health System are a part of something bigger than
themselves as individuals,” said Brookings Health President and CEO Jason Merkley.
“We are focused on working together to deliver high-quality, compassionate,
personalized healthcare for our community. Continued recognition such as the
Performance Leadership Award demonstrates how teamwork plus quality and positive
patient outcomes are ingrained in our culture.”

The Performance Leadership Awards use the results of the Chartis Rural Hospital
Performance INDEX®, the industry’s most comprehensive and objective assessment of
rural hospital performance. INDEX data is trusted and relied upon by rural hospitals,
health systems with rural footprints, hospital associations and state offices of rural health
across the country to measure and monitor performance across multiple areas impacting
hospital operations and finance.

“The Performance Leadership Awards capture the commitment, diligence, and
innovation with which America’s rural hospitals approach the delivery of care within their
communities,” said Troy Brown, Network Consultant, The Chartis Center for Rural
Health. “It’s a tremendous honor to be able to recognize the efforts of this year’s award
winners and celebrate their achievement as part of National Rural Health Day.”
This spring Brookings Health System was named a Top 20 Rural Community Hospital
for the seventh time by the National Rural Health Association and a World’s Best
Hospital by Newsweek and Statista Inc. To learn more about Brookings Health System’s
high-quality care, please visit brookingshealth.org/Quality .