Olympic Medical Center was once again named one of 20 Top Rural Community Hospitals in the nation by The National Rural Health Association (NHRA).

The Top 20 Rural Community Hospitals, including OMC, scored the best among Prospective Payment System hospitals (rural community, non-Critical Access Hospitals) on iVantage Health Analytics’ Hospital Strength Index.

The Top 20 Rural Community Hospital winners are those hospitals who achieved success in the overall performance based on a composite rating from eight indicators of strength: inpatient market share, outpatient market share, quality, outcomes, patient perspectives, costs, charges and financial stability.

“OMC is honored and pleased to receive this recognition and we remain focused on improving our services to our patients and community,” said Eric Lewis, OMC chief executive officer.

“We earned this recognition because of the outstanding work our employees and medical staff perform every single day. I am very proud of the OMC team. Every one of us at Olympic Medical Center contributes to providing excellent quality care for our community.”

Earlier this year, OMC was named as a 2018 Top 100 Rural & Community Hospitals in the nation by the National Rural Health Association’s Rural Health Policy Institute, iVantage Health Analytics and The Chartis Center for Rural Health. These 20 hospitals were selected from the Top 100 list. OMC is the only hospital from Washington in the top 20.

The other 19 chosen hospitals include: Avera Queen of Peace Hospital in Mitchell, S.D.; Avera St. Luke’s Hospital in Aberdeen, S.D.;Avera St. Mary’s Hospital in Pierre, S.D.; Baxter Regional Medical Center in Mountain Home, Ark.; Bozeman Health in Bozeman, Mont.; Castleview Hospital in Price, Utah; Cedar City Hospital in Cedar City, Utah; Central Vermont Medical Center in Berlin, Vt.; Chippewa County War Memorial Hospital in Sault Sainte Marie, Mich.; Davis Medical Center in Elkins, W. Va.; Faith Regional Health Services in Norfolk, Neb.; Ivinson Memorial Hospital in Laramie, Wyo.; Major Health Partners in Shelbyville, Ind.; Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper, Ind.; MidMichigan Medical Center in Alpena in Alpena, Mich.; Northern Maine Medical Center in Fort Kent, Maine; Prairie Lakes Healthcare Systems in Watertown, S.D.; Sheridan Memorial Hospital in Sheridan, Wyo.; and St. Peter’s Hospital in Helena, Mont.

The hospitals will be recognized at a ceremony during the NRHA’s Rural Health Innovation Hospital Summit on May 10.

Olympic Medical Center serves more than 70,000 residents in Clallam County and provides inpatient services at its 67-bed acute-care facility in Port Angeles and outpatient services in Port Angeles and Sequim.

For more information abou OMC, visit www.olympicmedical.org.