Kerrville, TX – Peterson Health announced it has been named among the 2025 Top 100 Rural & Community Hospitals by The Chartis Center for Rural Health. Chartis’ annual Top 100 award program honors outstanding performance among the nation’s rural hospitals based on the results of the Chartis Rural Hospital Performance INDEX®. 

“This award is a testament to the employees, physicians, providers, hospital and foundation boards, and volunteers who are the fabric of Peterson Health,” said Joe Piszczor, Interim CEO of Peterson Health. “Their unwavering commitment to ensuring we meet our mission of providing exceptional, compassionate, patient-centered care makes Peterson Health world-class. It is an honor to work alongside a team that has more than just a passion to care for patients but to ensure our patients are also cared about. I am proud that the patients we serve have access to a top hospital in the nation right here in Kerrville where they can be confident they will receive the absolute best care.” 

“The Top 100 Rural & Community Hospitals award program elevates the very best performers and helps create a roadmap for those seeking to improve financial and operational performance while continuing to care for the communities they serve,” said Michael Topchik, Executive Director, The Chartis Center for Rural Health. “This is our 10th year recognizing the Top 100 Rural & Community Hospitals and we’re thrilled to be able to celebrate this milestone with this year’s winners.” 

The INDEX is the industry’s most comprehensive and objective assessment of rural hospital performance. Leveraging publicly available data, the INDEX is utilized 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.