OSF HealthCare St. Francis Hospital is proud to announce that it has been recognized with a coveted 5-Star Rating for the first quarter of 2026 from the National Rural Rating System (NRRS), a national program designed to highlight outstanding performance among rural and critical access hospitals. This distinction places the hospital among a select group of top-performing facilities committed to delivering exceptional care and patient experiences.
This national honor reflects the hospital’s unwavering focus on high patient satisfaction and the consistent delivery of compassionate, community-centered care. The NRRS evaluates hospitals on rigorous measures aligned with patient experience surveys and overall hospital performance.
"We are thrilled to have earned the 5-star rating. It is a testament to the dedication of our care teams in serving all people, as our Mission calls us to, with the greatest care and love," says Kelly Jefferson, president, OSF St. Francis Hospital & Medical Group.
The rating acknowledges the long-standing commitment of OSF St. Francis Hospital to meet the unique health care needs of U.P. communities. This achievement underscores the skill, resilience and passion of our clinical and support teams.
OSF St. Francis Hospital extends its sincere gratitude to its dedicated employees, providers and care teams, whose daily commitment to patient well-being made this achievement possible. Their efforts continue to strengthen the hospital’s Mission and deepen its impact on the community.
The NRRS 5-Star Rating System evaluates rural and critical access hospitals using nationally recognized patient experience data collected by certified CMS vendors. For more information visit ruralratings.us.
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OSF HealthCare is an integrated health system founded by The Sisters of the Third Order of St. Francis and headquartered in Peoria, Illinois. The system includes 18 inpatient facilities encompassing 16 licensed hospitals, two of which operate dual campuses in separate communities. Among these hospitals, 10 are acute care facilities, five are critical access hospitals and one is a continuing care facility. OSF has 2,141 licensed beds throughout Illinois and Michigan and employs more than 27,000 Mission Partners across 170+ locations. These include OSF HealthCare Children’s Hospital of Illinois, the third largest pediatric hospital in the state, and OSF OnCall, its digital health operating entity that offers hospital-at-home care. In addition, OSF operates two colleges of nursing; OSF Home Care Services, an extensive network of home health and hospice services; Pointcore, Inc., which is composed of health care-related businesses; and OSF HealthCare Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the organization. Advances in health care transformation take place through OSF Innovation as well as OSF Ventures, which provides investment capital for promising health care innovation startups.
OSF HealthCare has been recognized by Fortune as one of the most innovative companies in the country and by Forbes as one of America’s Best Employers for Healthcare Professionals. Learn more at osfhealthcare.org.