Rural issues
Serving a small rural community in upper Michigan, Mackinac Straits Health System was once in dire financial straits, operating on only a few days of cash reserves.
Communicating information is critical during emergencies and disasters.
Communicating information is critical during emergencies and disasters.
The Rural Hospital Leadership Team Award from the AHA Rural Health Services honors the leadership team who has guided their hospital and community through transformational change on the road to health care reform innovation.
By understanding the attitudes and beliefs that drive patient behavior, health care organizations 鈥渃an design messaging that promotes positive health outcomes, including messages deployed during a public health emergency,鈥 writes Erin Fogarty, health education and marketing director for the鈥
The shortage of behavioral health care professionals is a serious public health issue, particularly in rural areas. In rural Iowa, some care providers have found successful new pathways to recruit, train and retain behavioral health specialists.
The shortage of behavioral health care professionals is a serious public health issue, particularly in rural areas.
During a roundtable live-streamed this week from Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, CEOs from Dartmouth Health, Maine Health and The University of Vermont Health Network discussed the crisis facing the nation鈥檚 rural hospitals and health systems, from workforce shortages to inflation and payer and鈥