MCMH earns Performance Leadership award for Excellence in Quality
As part of National Rural Health Day Nov. 20, Montgomery County Memorial Hospital + Clinics (MCMH + Clinics) announced it has earned a 2025 Performance Leadership Award for excellence in Quality. Compiled by The Chartis Center for Rural Health, the Performance Leadership Awards program recognize stop quartile performance (i.e., 75th percentile or above) among rural hospitals.
The Performance Leadership Awards program is based on the results of the Chartis Rural Hospital Performance INDEX®, a comprehensive and objective framework for assessing how rural hospitals are performing. INDEX benchmarks are relied upon by rural hospitals, health systems with rural footprints, hospital associations,and state offices of rural health to measure performance across multiple areas impacting hospital operations and finance.
Ron Kloewer, Chief Executive Officer of MCMH, expresses his sincere gratitude, “We are honored to be chosen for this award, and to serve our patients in rural Southwest Iowa. It is a privilege to be a part of our patient’s healthcare journey, and I am proud of our staff who continues to place immense value on delivering high quality care and loyalty.
“The areas of quality, outcomes,and patient perspective are cornerstones of healthcare delivery across rural America, and this year’s Performance Leadership Award recipients are establishing a standard of excellence for their rural peers to follow,” said Michael Topchik, Executive Director, Chartis Center for Rural Health. “We are delighted to shine a spotlight on such strong performance and honor the achievement of these hospitals on National Rural Health Day.”For more details about the Chartis Rural Hospital Performance INDEX, contact Billy Balfour at wbalfour@chartis.com.
MCMH + Clinics is a county-owned full-service medical campus located in Red Oak with Rural Health Clinics in Malvern and Villisca. The Red Oak location consists of a 25-bed critical access hospital within patient and emergency services, several Rural Health Clinics and an Outpatient Specialty Clinic that is home to over 30 visiting specialty providers. MCMH + Clinics is governed by a seven-member, publicly elected Board of Trustees.