Rural issues
In this conversation, Mary Mannix, CEO and president of Augusta Health, discusses the impact that cross-training has had on high-quality patient care in their community, and how the transition to an Accountable Care Organization (ACO) ensures patients are getting the right care at the right time.
The Health Resources and Services Administration June 13 awarded more than $11 million to 15 organizations to strengthen the health care workforce in rural areas.
Microsoft and Google will provide a range of free or discounted cybersecurity services to rural hospitals across the country to help them in their efforts to prevent cyberattacks. The announcement was made June 10 in collaboration with the White House and the AHA.
Charlotte Hungerford Hospital, located in Torrington, Ct., and part of Hartford HealthCare, is continuously 鈥渆xpanding and tweaking鈥 its behavioral health offerings to ensure the people it serves in northwestern Connecticut communities get the care they need.
AHA is now accepting applications through Aug. 31 for the 2024 Rural Hospital Leadership Team Award, which honors a team that has displayed outstanding leadership and responsiveness to their community鈥檚 health needs and demonstrated a collaborative community process that led to measurable outcomes.
Since the rural emergency hospital designation became official last year, a growing number of rural care providers have voluntarily converted to the new category.
In this discussion, two rural health care leaders assess how the conversion to Rural Emergency Hospital is proceeding, and how to build trust and buy-in from patients and communities.
The AHA shared a series of proposals to strengthen rural health care with the Senate Finance Committee for a hearing May 16 titled, 鈥淩ural Health Care: Supporting Lives and Improving Communities.鈥
AHA statement on policies to ensure rural patients continue to receive access to high-quality care.