Flaget Memorial Hospital Among Top 100 Rural and Community Hospitals - Archived

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Flaget Memorial Hospital Among Top 100 Rural and Community Hospitals
Only Kentucky hospital to make national list

 Bardstown, Ky. (May 17, 2016) – Flaget Memorial Hospital, part of KentuckyOne Health, has been named one of the Top 100 Rural and Community Hospitals, compiled by iVantage Health Analytics.
 
Flaget Memorial Hospital is the only hospital in Kentucky to make this list. The top 100 hospitals named on each list outperform their peers across each pillar of the Hospital Strength INDEX, including quality and outcomes, patient and safety satisfaction and costs and charges measures.
 
“We are honored to be the only hospital in Kentucky to be named one of the Top 100 Rural and Community Hospitals,” said Sue Downs, president, Flaget Memorial Hospital. “This further demonstrates our dedication to our patients and community, to provide the best healthcare available.”
 
The recognition was announced during the National Rural Health Association’s 39th Annual Rural Health Conference.
 
The list was compiled by iVantage, a healthcare analytics and decision support tool provider.
 
About KentuckyOne Health
KentuckyOne Health, the largest and most comprehensive health system in the Commonwealth, has more than 200 locations including, hospitals, physician groups, clinics, primary care centers, specialty institutes and home health agencies in Kentucky and southern Indiana. KentuckyOne Health is dedicated to bringing wellness, healing and hope to all, including the underserved.  The system is made up of the former Jewish Hospital & St. Mary’s HealthCare and Saint Joseph Health System, along with the University of Louisville Hospital and James Graham Brown Cancer Center. KentuckyOne Health is proud of and strengthened by its Catholic, Jewish and academic heritages.