Schmidt named as a top critical access hospital CEO to know

Schmidt named as a top critical access hospital CEO to know

VERMILLION, S.D. - Becker's Hospital Review has named Sanford Vermillion's Veronica Schmidt to the 2024 edition of its "90 critical access hospital CEOs to know."

This list honors presidents and chief executive officers of critical access hospitals devoted to high care quality, patient safety and financial stability. These leaders bring crucial care services to their organizations, recruit top physicians, and join forces with larger hospitals and health systems that can provide additional resources. The Becker's Hospital Review editorial team accepted nominations for this list and curated it to highlight the exceptional work of chief executive officers from critical access hospitals across the nation.

Schmidt serves as the chief executive officer at Sanford Vermillion, overseeing a critical access hospital, clinic, assisted living and long-term care facility. Under her leadership, Sanford Vermillion Medical Center earned recognition as one of the Chartis "Top 100 Critical Access Hospitals" three years running. Additionally, Schmidt played a vital role in adding 3-D mammography services to the hospital's scope of care. She also hosts bi-monthly "coffee and conversation" sessions, providing employees opportunities to hear from her and ask questions, and encouraging teams to adopt honest, open and willing methods for communication

"It is a tremendous honor to be recognized by Becker's as a critical access hospital CEO to know," said Schmidt. "This recognition is more so about the work of the Sanford Vermillion team as a whole. Healthcare is a team sport, and nobody does it alone. We are fortunate to have built a team at Sanford Vermillion that understands what it takes to consistently provide high quality care for our community."

The full list of individual profiles for all chief executive officer honorees can be found here.

About Sanford Health
Sanford Health, the largest rural health system in the United States, is dedicated to transforming the health care experience and providing access to world-class health care in America's heartland. Headquartered in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, the organization serves 1.4 million patients and nearly 200,000 health plan members across 250,000 square miles. The integrated health system has 45 hospitals, 211 clinic locations, more than 160 Good Samaritan Society senior living centers, 2,900 Sanford physicians and advanced practice providers, 540 active clinical trials, and nine world clinic locations around the globe. Learn more about Sanford Health's commitment to shaping the future of rural health care across the lifespan at sanfordhealth.org or Sanford Health News.

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