Rural issues
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.
As the nation celebrates National Rural Health Day, the AHA Stat blog looks at the AHA鈥檚 legislative priorities for rural hospitals during the 鈥渓ame duck鈥 Congress.
Today we celebrate National Rural Health Day. This is a great opportunity to highlight the many good things rural hospitals do every day 鈥 from providing essential health care services and promoting wellness to serving as economic anchors of their communities. We appreciate our rural hospital鈥
Small or Rural Hospitals Update: Fall 2016 Edition
Small or Rural Hospitals Update (PDF Version)
Twelve health care organizations across the state have partnered to form the Community Care Partnership of Maine - an Accountable Care Organization (CCPM ACO). Case Study
A health care collaboration in rural Missouri is expanding patient access to primary and behavioral health care services. In Lexington, Mo., as in many rural communities, there are not enough local resources to meet demand for primary care, dental care and psychiatric services. Lafayette Regional鈥
The AHA today submitted comments on a Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services proposed rule revising several Medicare Conditions of Participation for hospitals and critical access hospitals. Among other provisions, CMS proposes to adopt specific non-discrimination language for the CoPs,鈥