Windsor, NC – ECU Health Bertie Hospital earned a 2025 Performance Leadership Award for excellence in outcomes and patient perspective. Compiled by The Chartis Center for Rural Health, the Performance Leadership Awards program recognizes top quartile performance among rural hospitals in Quality, Outcomes, and/or Patient Perspective.
“This recognition reflects the dedication and compassion of our entire team at ECU Health Bertie Hospital,” said Brian Harvill, president of ECU Health Bertie Hospital. “Delivering high-quality care and ensuring positive patient experiences are at the heart of everything we do. We are proud to serve our community and honored to be recognized among the top-performing rural hospitals in the nation.”
ECU Health Bertie Hospital is a six-bed critical access facility committed to providing high-quality care close to home. The hospital offers a broad range of inpatient and outpatient services, including radiology, rehabilitation, and laboratory diagnostics. It also features a specialty clinic delivering advanced care in areas such as pain and wound management, podiatry, nephrology, ENT, and more.
This dedication to excellence has earned ECU Health Bertie Hospital national recognition. In addition to receiving The Chartis 2025 Performance Leadership Award, the hospital achieved an overall five-star quality rating from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and was named one of the nation’s Top 20 Critical Access Hospitals for patient satisfaction.
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.
“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.”