MARGARETVILLE -WMCHealth’s Margaretville Hospital was recently recognized as a top critical access hospital by Becker’s Hospital Review for providing quality care to residents of rural areas. Margaretville’s recent accomplishments of adding a teletrauma service line and the success of its addiction services program are listed among the reasons for the recognition.
These hospitals on the list are vital components of the overall healthcare delivery system, providing quality care to the residents and visitors of rural areas. The small but mighty organizations are working to expand access to specialty care, cut down on patient travel times, and improve community health.
Critical access hospitals are those that offer 24/7 emergency care and have no more than 25 inpatient beds. While compiling this list, the editorial team examined rankings and awards from several respected organizations, including Healthgrades, the National Rural Health Association and the Chartis Center for Rural Health.
The 15-bed Margaretville Hospital has been providing care to its community for over 80 years. The hospital is fully accredited and equipped with emergency care, laboratory testing, medical imaging, physical and occupational therapy, swing bed rehabilitation programs, respite care, and board certified specialists. Recent accomplishments include the addition of a teletrauma service line and the success of its addiction services program, which helped reverse more than 100 potentially fatal opioid overdoses over the span of one year. In September 2022, Margaretville Hospital was chosen to direct the Catskills Rural Communities Opioid Response Program Consortium, which features pre-pregnancy education, peer counseling, medication-assisted addictions treatment and other services. In 2023, the hospital learned it would receive federal funding to expand EMS training opportunities and close gaps in lifesaving care. In February 2024, Margaretville Hospital was re-accredited for its excellence and compliance with Medicare Conditions of Participation for Critical Access Hospitals.
Becker’s Healthcare developed this list based on nominations and editorial research. Organizations do not pay and cannot pay for inclusion on this list. This list is not exhaustive, nor is it an endorsement of the organizations mentioned.
