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Culpeper Memorial Hospital is listed among the 100 top hospitals in America in a study released in December by HCIA Inc. and Mercer Health Care Provider Consulting.
The 100 Top Hospitals — Benchmarks for Success study is conducted annually by HCIA, the industry’s most comprehensive source of health care information, and the Health Care Provider Consulting Practice of Mercer, a leading international management consulting firm.
HCIA and Mercer develop a model for high performance among general acute care hospitals in the United States.
The model is-used to identify the 100 top-performing hospitals on key measures related to clinical practices, operations, and financial management. Mercer and HCIA undertake this study to establish industry benchmarks in the context of a rapidly and constantly changing health care industry and to recognize those hospitals that demonstrate superior performance.
“We aire extremely proud of this honor bestowed upon our hospital. This honor is unique because it recognizes all levels of performance: clinical, statistical and financial,!’ said Jim
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