Rural Workforce
Building a robust nursing workforce is hugely important in providing quality care to patients, but poses unique challenges in rural Ohio.
Ensuring a robust nursing workforce in rural Ohio poses unique challenges. Armed with a broad plan to retain their current workforce and recruit additional team members, the team at Fisher-Titus Health created a plan to recruit international nurses to their community ensure they remain a strong鈥
In a letter August 1 to House and Senate sponsors, the AHA and 48 other national associations voiced strong support for the Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act (H.R. 4942/S. 665), bipartisan legislation that would extend for three years the Conrad State 30 program, which allows鈥
Attracting and retaining nurses presents a major workforce challenge, particularly in rural health care settings. At the University of Vermont Health Network, leaders realized that the ongoing nursing shortage crisis required creative solutions, including investment in the well-being of the鈥
In this episode, three AHA rural health care policy experts discuss the 2023 rural advocacy agenda for Congress and the Administration.
AHA today voiced support for bipartisan legislation that would create a Rural America Health Corps modeled on the National Health Service Corps to encourage health care professionals to serve in rural areas. The Rural America Health Corps Act (S.940) would create, among other provisions, a鈥
Downloadable PowerPoint presentation highlights key talent management trends to consider in your workforce planning.
As an increasing number of rural hospitals have been forced to shut their doors for good, difficult choices face those that remain open. Get the read on the current landscape from Jeff Subler, president and CEO of Wayne HealthCare in Greenville, Ohio, which serves a rural and agricultural鈥
On this episode, I talk with Peggy Abbott, CEO of Ouachita County Medical Center in Camden, Ark.
Recently, the hospital leadership team of Ouachita County Medical Center in Camden, Ark., made the 鈥渉eart-wrenching decision鈥 to close a rural health clinic that the hospital had operated for 25 years.