UP Health System – Portage Recognized as a Top 100 Rural & Community Hospital by The Chartis Center for Rural Health

UP Health System – Portage (UPHS – Portage) is pleased to announce it has been recognized as a 2024 Top 100 Rural & Community Hospital for the second year in a row. Compiled by The Chartis Center for Rural Health, this annual recognition recognizes outstanding performance among the nation’s rural hospitals based on the results of the Chartis Rural Hospital Performance INDEX®.

“We are thrilled to be named as one of the top rural hospitals in the country,” said Ryan Heinonen, chief executive officer, UPHS – Portage. “Our team of healthcare professionals does an exceptional job delivering quality, safe and compassionate care—it’s because of them that we were able to be recognized as a premier rural hospital.”

“During an era of profound uncertainty for rural healthcare, the Top 100 rural hospitals continue to provide a unique lens through which we can identify innovation and inspiration for how to deliver high-quality care to increasingly vulnerable populations,” said Michael Topchik, national leader, The Chartis Center for Rural Health. “We’re delighted to be able to recognize all this year’s Top 100 but especially the more than 40 first-time recipients across both categories. It’s wonderful to see so many new facilities join the ranks of our Top 100 alumni.”

Now in its 14th year, the INDEX is the industry’s most comprehensive and objective assessment of rural hospital performance. Featuring a methodology utilizing publicly available data, the INDEX is leveraged nationwide by rural hospitals, health systems with rural affiliates, hospital associations and state offices of rural health to measure and monitor performance across a variety of areas impacting hospital operations and finance.

Top 100 Rural Hospital Resources

The list of this year’s Top 100 Rural & Community Hospitals, as well as the 2024 INDEX methodology, can be found at www.ivantageindex.com/top-performing-hospitals. UP Health System – Marquette is a regional medical center and therefore doesn't qualify for the rural hospital designation. UP Health System – Bell falls into the Critical Access Hospital designation and also does not qualify.