Door County Medical Center has been recognized as one of the top 100 critical access hospitals in the country. The Chartis Center for Rural Health program honors outstanding performance among the nation's rural hospitals based on objective assessment. Door County Medical Center Chief Executive Officer Brian Stephens credits the entire DCMC team to personify the organization's values.

Stephens shares the criteria used to evaluate over 1300 rural hospitals' performances designated as critical access by Medicare.

This is the 11th Annual recognition program honoring outstanding performance using the Hospital Strength INDEX. Stephens adds that being in the top 100 puts DCMC among the highest eight percent of hospitals nationally.