Bassett Medical Center, AO Fox Hospital, and OConnor Hospital Nationally Recognized with 2025 Performance Leadership Awards

DELAWARE & OTSEGO COUNTIES — On National Rural Health Day, November 20, 2025, The Chartis Center for Rural Health announced that Bassett Medical Center in Cooperstown, A.O. Fox Hospital in Oneonta, and O’Connor Hospital in Delhi earned 2025 Performance Leadership Awards. The Performance Leadership Awards program recognizes top quartile performance (i.e. 75th percentile or above) among rural hospitals in Quality, Outcomes, and/or Patient Perspective.

Bassett Medical Center and A.O. Fox Hospital were recognized in the Outcomes category. O’Connor Hospital was recognized in both the Quality and Patient Perspective categories. 

“Providing healthcare in a rural community comes with challenges and our hospitals have shown that they are not only up to the task, but that they are providing distinguished services nationally,” said Staci Thompson, MHA, FACMPE, President and CEO of Bassett Healthcare Network. “My heartfelt congratulations go out to all our caregivers at O’Connor Hospital, A.O. Fox Hospital, and Bassett Medical Center. This recognition is only possible because of their outstanding dedication and the care they provide to their patients day-in and day-out.”    

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.”

For more details about the Chartis Rural Hospital Performance INDEX, contact Billy Balfour at wbalfour@chartis.com.