{"id":133194,"date":"2026-06-14T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-14T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.durangoherald.com\/tj\/southwest-health-system-in-cortez-named-to-beckers-2026-list-of-100-great-community-hospitals\/"},"modified":"2026-06-30T02:01:08","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T08:01:08","slug":"southwest-health-system-in-cortez-named-to-beckers-2026-list-of-100-great-community-hospitals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.durangoherald.com\/tj\/southwest-health-system-in-cortez-named-to-beckers-2026-list-of-100-great-community-hospitals\/","title":{"rendered":"Southwest Health System in Cortez named to Becker\u2019s 2026 list of 100 Great Community Hospitals"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Inundated with the high cost of living, people are putting their healthcare on the back burner, which is affecting Southwest Health System\u2019s bottom line. (Courtesy photo)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n

Southwest Health System has been named to Becker\u2019s Hospital Review\u2019s 100 Great Community Hospitals list for 2026.<\/p>\n

The national distinction is given to community hospitals that \u201cdeliver exceptional, high-quality care and serve as vital healthcare anchors\u201d in the communities they call home.<\/p>\n

The list is published every year and recognizes hospitals that are committed to \u201caccessible, affordable and high-quality care,\u201d especially in rural and underserved communities.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are honored to be recognized among the nation\u2019s great community hospitals,\u201d said Joe Theine,\u00a0Southwest Health Systems CEO. \u201cThis achievement reflects the dedication of our physicians, nurses and staff,\u00a0who are committed to delivering compassionate, high-quality care close to home for the patients and\u00a0families we serve.\u201d<\/p>\n

The recognized hospitals were applauded for their outstanding clinical care despite limited resources.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis recognition underscores the important role community hospitals play in supporting the health and well-being of their communities,\u201d Theine said. \u201cWe are proud to serve as a trusted healthcare partner for\u00a0Southwest Colorado.\u201d<\/p>\n

Organizations on the list were selected through nominations and data from leading healthcare evaluators like U.S. News & World Report, Healthgrades, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, The Leapfrog Group, the National Rural Health Association and The Chartis Center for Rural Health.<\/p>\n

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Yearly selection features rural hospitals through nominations and data<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":16232,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5903],"tags":[21,28,61,60,29,210,538,6419],"naviga_topic":[],"class_list":["post-133194","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community","tag-cortez","tag-headlines","tag-health","tag-montezuma-county","tag-newsletter","tag-southwest-health-system","tag-southwest-memorial-hospital","tag-tj-trueanthem"],"acf":[],"author_name":"Website Administrator","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/133194","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=133194"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/133194\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":135303,"href":"https:\/\/www.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/133194\/revisions\/135303"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16232"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=133194"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=133194"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=133194"},{"taxonomy":"naviga_topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/naviga_topic?post=133194"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}