Rural issues
Monument Health Rapid City Hospital鈥檚 excellence in using quantitative and qualitative data to address disparities and improve patient health quality resulted in the organization winning AHA鈥檚 2023 Carolyn Boone Lewis Equity of Care Award in the Small/Rural Hospital Excellence category.
An estimated 61 million rural Americans depend on their hospital as an important source of care and critical pillar of their community.
In a letter submitted to the Senate Finance Subcommittee on Health for a hearing Nov. 14, the AHA expressed support for the CONNECT Act (S.2016/H.R. 4189) and urged Congress to allow Medicare beneficiaries to access telehealth services wherever they and their providers are and allow rural health鈥
The 2024 AHA Rural Health Care Leadership Conference will feature top rural providers who will share actionable strategies and resources to improve access to care, leverage unique workforce approaches, implement digital technologies and prioritize health equity.
This Thursday is National Rural Health Day, a time to celebrate 鈥渢he power of rural.鈥
The 鈥減ower鈥 of rural is real: Rural areas represent 97% of America鈥檚 land mass, and 20% of Americans live in rural communities. That鈥檚 61 million rural residents. Rural America is the primary source for our鈥
AHA Nov. 9 released a social media toolkit and graphics to help hospitals and health systems celebrate National Rural Health Day Nov. 16 and highlight through the week the unique challenges facing rural communities.
In this conversation, Tina Pattara-Lau, M.D., maternal and child health consultant with the Indian Health Service Office of Clinical and Preventive Services, and Johnna Nynas, M.D. obstetrics and gynecology specialist at Sanford Bemidji Medical Center, explore common disparities and systemic鈥
Learn how one hospital took on that challenge and has proven you can build programs that offer critical cardiac care services, attract top talent and improve the health of your community.
On this page, you can find the latest stories highlighting the good work of our rural members. From innovations in AI to telehealth to new payment models, hospitals and health systems in rural areas are brainstorming bold new ideas worth showcasing here.
Rural hospitals face significant staffing shortages. Only 10% of physicians in the United States practice in rural areas despite rural populations accounting for 20% of the population.