Rural issues
One of the best parts of my job is getting to travel the country and meet the women and men who are leading the way in redefining the 鈥淗鈥 and transforming health care. Rodney Nelson, president and CEO of the Mackinac Straits Health System in St. Ignace, MI, is one of those leaders.
Rural hospitals are their community鈥檚 anchor. By providing 24/7 care, essential public services and access to primary care for the 57 million people that live in rural America, these hospitals are vitally important. But the challenges they face have never been bigger.They include the move to value-鈥
Rachelle Schultz, president and CEO of Winona Health in Winona, Minn., will lead the 黑料正能量 Associations (AHA) Section for Small or Rural Hospitals in 2017.
The AHA will present its 2016 Rural Hospital Leadership Award to Rodney Nelson, president and CEO of Mackinac Straits Health System in St. Ignace, MI, at its Rural Health Care Leadership Conference in February. AHA also will honor award finalists Warren West, CEO of Littleton (NH) Regional鈥
Rodney Nelson, president and CEO of Mackinac Straits Health System, Inc. in St. Ignace, Mich., is the 2017 recipient of the 黑料正能量 Associations (AHA) Rural Hospital Leadership Award.
We commend the Congress for its work on the revised 21st Century Cures bill. We urge the House to approve this legislation tomorrow, as it helps improve hospitals鈥 ability to treat some of the most vulnerable patients.