Rural issues
Barbara Sowada, president of the Board of Trustees at Memorial Hospital, discusses the role board members can play in helping rural hospitals and health systems navigate today鈥檚 pressing problems, and how the AHA鈥檚 resources and educational materials can provide valuable assistance.
The constant strain of workforce and financial issues are proving difficult to solve for rural health care providers. In this conversation, Barbara Sowada, president of the Board of Trustees at Memorial Hospital, discusses the role board members can play in helping their hospitals and health鈥
AHA comments on legislative proposals that are to be considered before the Committee on Ways and Means on May 8.
The AHA voices support of the Affordable Connectivity Program Extension Act of 2024 (S. 3565).
Sparta Community Hospital, in a rural Illinois town about 50 miles southeast of St. Louis, is using proactive, patient-facing communication technology that integrates with its EHR system data to reach patients in a more user-friendly way to reduce its no-show rates.
Kittitas Valley Healthcare in rural Washington state last year implemented an innovative new model for retaining essential obstetric and other women鈥檚 health services in its community.
Situated in Ellensburg in the heart of central Washington, Kittitas County Public Hospital District No. 1, also known as Kittitas Valley Healthcare (KVH), provides care to Kittitas County and surrounding areas.
Some 61 million rural Americans depend on their hospital as an important source of care as well as a critical component of their area's economic and social fabric. Below is the most current policy and advocacy priorities along with the latest stories highlighting the good work of rural health鈥
Gifford Health Care is spotlighting team members who live, work and deliver health care in rural Vermont, as part of its 鈥淩edefining Rural鈥 video series.