Awards + Recognitions
Myrtue was named one of the 100 highest-ranked Critical Access Hospitals
(CAHs) in the United States by The Chartis Center for Rural Health. Myrtue
is the only Iowa hospital to receive this award nine years in a row and
is among only seven other CAH hospitals in the U.S. that have received
the award nine times. Regarded as one of the industry’s most significant
designations of performance excellence, the annual Top 100 Critical Access
Hospitals award is based upon the results of the Hospital Strength INDEX®
from iVantage Health Analytics. Each of the 1300 Critical Access Hospitals
in the United States were considered for the rankings.
In addition to the Top 100 Critical Access Hospitals award, Myrtue Medical
Center is the first Critical Access Hospital in the state of Iowa to receive
American Heart Association’s Mission: Lifeline Silver Referring
achievement award. Myrtue Medical Center has received the Mission: Lifeline®
Silver Referring Quality Achievement Award for implementing specific quality
improvement measures outlined by the American Heart Association for the
treatment of patients who suffer severe heart attacks. Myrtue is the first
Critical Access Hospital in the state of Iowa to receive this elite cardiac
care designation.