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2023 AHA Rural Health Care Leadership Conference
The American Hospital Association’s 2023 Rural Health Care Leadership Conference, February 19-22, brings together top practitioners and thinkers to share strategies and resources for accelerating the shift to a more integrated and sustainable rural health system. We’ll examine the most significant operational, financial and environmental challenges and present innovative approaches that will enable you to transform your organization’s care delivery model and business practices.
Podcast: The state of rural health care from the frontlines
As an increasing number of rural hospitals have been forced to shut their doors for good, difficult choices face those that remain open. Get the read on the current landscape from Jeff Subler, president and CEO of Wayne HealthCare in Greenville, Ohio, which serves a rural and agricultural population of 50,000.
The Role of Health Care Facilities in Promoting Environmental and Health Equity
Air pollution, infectious diseases, and food and water supply impacts are just a few of the health challenges that communities can face after experiencing climate-related disasters.
Chair File: Leadership Dialogue — Discussing Hospitals’ Unprecedented Financial Challenges with Peggy Abbott, Ouachita County Medical Center
On this episode, I talk with Peggy Abbott, CEO of Ouachita County Medical Center in Camden, Ark.
Leadership Dialogue Series: Peggy Abbott from Ouachita County Medical Center
Recently, the hospital leadership team of Ouachita County Medical Center in Camden, Ark., made the “heart-wrenching decision” to close a rural health clinic that the hospital had operated for 25 years.
Workforce Challenges Facing Rural America
This webinar will discuss the unique challenges that face rural health care systems and communities. The speakers will provide creative solutions that they have seen firsthand or implemented themselves.
AHA report: Rural hospital closures threaten patient access to care
A new report from the AHA highlights the variety of causes that resulted in 136 rural hospital closures from 2010 to 2021, and a record 19 closures in 2020 alone. These include many longstanding pressures, such as low reimbursement, staffing shortages, low patient volume and regulatory barriers, as well as the continued financial challenges associated with the COVID-19 pandemic.
Chair File: Leadership Dialogue — Discussing Rural Health Care with Julie Yaroch, ProMedica Charles and Virginia Hickman Hospital
On this episode, I talk with Julie Yaroch, D.O., president of ProMedica Charles and Virginia Hickman Hospital in Adrian, Mich. Julie and I talk about the issues that rural hospitals face, including workforce shortages, increased costs of care, and an aging population.
HRSA releases additional COVID-19 relief funds to rural providers
HRSA yesterday released another $450 million in American Rescue Plan Act payments to rural health care providers.
Surging Input Costs Create Many Challenges for Hospitals and Health Systems
In this podcast that highlights a new report from the AHA detailing these factors, Philip Pandolph, president and CEO, Meadville (PA) Medical Center and Chair of the AHA Rural Health Services Committee, explains how rising costs for supplies and equipment, drugs, and labor, along with inflation and razor thin margins has left his hospital vulnerable.