COVID-19 Response Series: Innovations from the Field Series 1

In light of the unprecedented effect the COVID-19 pandemic has had across the nation and in recognizing the unique challenges facing rural and critical access hospitals (CAHs), the Compass Hospital Quality Improvement Contractor Network team identified hospital successes related to COVID-19 response in Iowa, South Dakota, Mississippi and Kansas. The first in a series on COVID-19 response, Innovations from the Field, follows nine rural hospitals and highlights some of their successes, lessons learned and innovations big and small. 

Featured hospitals include:

• Brookings Health
• North Sunflower Medical Center
• Knoxville Hospital and Clinics
• UnityPoint Health - Marshalltown
• Gove County Medical Center
• Hutchison Regional Medical Center
• Washington County Hospital and Clinics
• Dallas County Hospital