This article was published in Monday’s (January 31st, 2022) Herald and News
Written By: H&N Staff

The American Hospital Association today announced Sky Lakes Medical Center in Klamath Falls as the 2021 recipient of the Rural Hospital Leadership Award.

The award recognizes small or rural hospital leaders who guide their hospital and community through change and innovation. The awardees display outstanding leadership, responsiveness to their community’s health needs and a collaborative process that has led to measurable outcomes. The award will be presented at the AHA’s 35th Rural Health Care Leadership Conference, which will be held in Phoenix on February 6-9.

Sky Lakes Medical Center is a 176-bed hospital serving about 80,000 people in several rural Oregon and California counties. Through collaboration with a community-wide coalition, Sky Lakes Medical Center began a comprehensive initiative to improve population health.

This resulted in the 18-acre Klamath Works Campus, which helps residents with employment and economic opportunity. Sky Lakes Medical Center was also recognized as a Blue Zones Project, a designation that provides resources and support for initiatives to help residents make healthy choices a more permanent part of their lives.

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