Ten experienced critical access hospital (CAH) quality improvement (QI) staff from across the country are serving as virtual mentors. They share examples and advice on how to address common QI challenges in CAHs through the national rural Virtual Quality Improvement Mentor Program.
This initiative is organized through Rural Quality Improvement Technical Assistance (RQITA), a program of Stratis Health supported by the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP) to promote quality improvement by CAHs across the country.
Quality Time: Sharing PIE
(performance improvement experience)
Learn from the lived experience of the virtual QI mentors. Select mentors come together periodically for quality time to share PIE—their performance improvement experience. They discuss key topics that help drive quality improvement in their rural hospitals. Listen to their lessons learned, strategies, tips, and ideas. Find valued supportive resources for each of their topics.
Listen to the conversations!
Second helping of PIE?
If you would like more information from
the national Virtual Quality Improvement Mentors
on their performance improvement experience in
critical access hospitals, please submit this short form.
Meet the QI mentors
These QI leaders successfully report and use data to support QI activities in their CAH. Each mentor was nominated by their state Flex program in recognition of their outstanding work.
 Gloria BarthHarrison County Hospital Corydon, IN |  Jenifer MonzoMcKenzie Health System Sandusky, MI |
 Caryn BommersbachCentraCare – Redwood Redwood Falls, MN |  Tammy SuchyTri-County Health Care Wadena, MN |
 Katherine BryantCovington County Hospital Collins, MS |  Katrina “Kitty” StrowbridgeClark Fork Valley Hospital Plains, MT |
 Cara CruzCarson Valley Medical Center Gardnerville, NV |  Tammy SudtelgteFloyd Valley Healthcare LeMars, IA |
 Stacey KarvoskiWallowa Memorial Hospital Enterprise, OR |  Linda WebbPulaski Memorial Hospital Winamac, IN |