The Caring Kind award is a time-honored tradition of the Nebraska Hospital Association. It recognizes outstanding health care employees who have demonstrated compassion for patients, cooperation with coworkers and dedication to providing the best care possible. Hospitals across the state select a Caring Kind recipient from within their respective institutions. Click this link to learn more about current and past Caring Kind Award Recipients.

In 2018, Community Hospital was named one of the nation's Top 20 Critical Access Hospitals as determined by the Chartis Center for Rural Health.

Community Hospital has been recognized multiple times in the Most Wired Survey and Benchmarking Study. Click the link to read about the most recent award received in 2024 for this national recognition. Most Wired 2024

The National Excellence in Healthcare Awards are presented yearly by the Professional Research Consultants (PRC). PRC is a nationally-known healthcare marketing research company headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska. Click the link to learn more about the National Excellence in Healthcare Awards.

These state awards from the Rocky Mountain Performance Excellence Program, are part of the national Baldrige Performance Excellence Program. Healthcare organizations around the country are looking for ways to improve safety and outcomes, while reducing cost. The programs' criteria: Leadership, Strategic Planning, Customer Focus, Measurement, Analysis and Knowledge Management, Workforce Focus, Operations Focus and Results, helps Community Hospital improve operations and sustain world-class results. Read more about the Peak Award and Timberline Award.

NHA Advocacy Team of the Year Award - Community Hospital has been recognized several times over the past few years by the Nebraska Hospital Association as the Advocacy Team of the Year.

Governor's Wellness Award

WELCOA Awards

Recognition of Quality

Top Performer on Key Quality Measures

VHA Leadership

2011
Quest for Excellence Award

2012
National Magazine Recognition, Healthcare Design - featured Community Hospital's building design of the patient wing in its October 17, 2012 edition.

Nebraska Hospital Association - Community Hospital was chosen as a showcase hospital by the Nebraska Hospital Association as a participant in the National Hospital Engagement Network, or HEN. The Nebraska report featuring Community Hospital was submitted to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).

2013
Consumer Reports - Community Hospital was rated for safe surgery, along with 23 other Nebraska hospitals. The hospital was featured in the September 2013 issue of Consumer Reports "Your safer-surgery survival guide: Our ratings of 2,463 U.S. hospitals can help you find the right one."

Nebraska Hospital Association Magazine - Community Hospital was featured in the Nebraska Hospital Association magazine Healthier Nebraska in the summer 2013 quarterly edition featuring Community Hospital qualitiy initiatives, "Extra Steps to Extraordinary Care".

2017
Top 100 Critical Access Hospital - Community Hospital was named one of the Top 100 Critical Access Hospitals in the United States by iVantage Health Analytics and The Chartis Center for Rural Health.

2018
Top 100 Critical Access Hospital - Community Hospital was named one of the Top 100 Critical Access Hospitals in the United States by iVantage Health Analytics and The Chartis Center for Rural Health for the second year in a row.