Members of the New Ulm Medical Center (NUMC) celebrate being named a 2025 Top Critical Access Hospital. In photo: Front Row: Luis Ramirez Romero, Dave Laffrenzen and Sara Swinford; 2nd Row: Cindy Wiedl, Kirsten Meyer and Audrey Guth; 3rd Row: Natalie Gohr, Nancy Voges, Breanna Linn and Shari Moll; 4th Row: Sophia Ledesma and Mary Shupe; 5th Row: Carisa Buegler, Jennifer Brehmer, Christina Wagner and Holly Matter; 6th Row: Brittany Kruger, Kristin Sprenger, Dr. Bryana Andert, Krista Krzmarzick, Leah Vee and Lisa Berdan; 7th Row: Dawn Kienlen, Cindy Schmitz, Dr. Brian Lovig, Jennifer Borth and Jodi Henningson; Back Row: Roxy Korkemeier, Anita Riederer, Kathy Jones, Michelle Owens and Jill Vallacher

NEW ULM — Allina Health New Ulm Medical Center was recently named one of the top twenty critical access hospitals (CAHs) for overall performance in the country.

The top twenty CAHs have achieved success in overall performance based on a composite rating from eight indices of strength: inpatient market share, outpatient market share, quality, outcomes, patient perspective, cost, charge, and finance. This group was selected from the Chartis Center for Rural Health’s 2025 top 100 CAH list, which was released earlier this year

“New Ulm Medical Center is proud of the efforts of the physicians and staff who have contributed to our hospital achieving this designation,” says Toby Freier, Present of New Ulm Medical Center. “Our result as a top twenty critical access hospital means our community can count on us to deliver the services they need now and in the future.”

The top twenty CAHs, including New Ulm Medical Center, scored best among CAHs as determined by the Chartis Center for Rural Health for overall performance. The National Rural Health Association (NRHA) recently announced the rankings, and an awards ceremony will be held during NRHA’s Critical Access Hospital Conference in September in Kansas City, Mo.