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Trailblazers

Rural Hospitals and the AI Advantage: Turning constraints into catalysts

This Trailblazer explores how rural hospitals are using AI to stabilize operations and extend care without large-scale IT investment.
AHA Center for Health Innovation Market Scan
Public

Rural Hospitals and the AI Advantage: Turning Constraints into Catalysts

A new AHA Market Scan Trailblazer report suggests tat rural hospital constraints related to operating margins, workforce shortages, geographic isolation, and growing administrative burden may be accelerating a more pragmatic and targeted approach to artificial intelligence adoption.
Infographics

Infographic: The Realities of Behavioral Health in Rural Communities

Download this infographic to learn more about how hospitals and health systems support behavioral health in rural communities.
Case Studies
Public

Using Z Codes to Reduce Disparities in Health Outcomes in Rural Indiana

Hospitals and health systems are working to address the societal factors that influence health, including the social needs of their patients, social drivers of health in their communities and the root causes that lead to health disparities.
Guides and Reports
Member

Analysis: Hospitals and Health Systems Are Critical to Preserving Access to Care for Rural Communities

Hospitals and health systems play critical roles in preserving access to care for patients in rural America.
Case Studies

Equity of Care Awards Case Study: Monument Health Rapid City Hospital

Monument Health Rapid City Hospital’s excellence in using quantitative and qualitative data to address disparities and improve patient health quality resulted in the organization winning AHA’s 2023 Carolyn Boone Lewis Equity of Care Award in the Small/Rural Hospital Excellence category.
Toolkits/Methodology

National Rural Health Day Digital Toolkit

We invite you to share the following advocacy-focused social media posts to your own channels in our collective efforts to celebrate the #PowerOfRural all week long.
AHA Center for Health Innovation Market Scan

Data-Driven Initiative Drives Down Disparities in Rural Health Care

Identifying the underlying factors that contribute to disparities in outcomes in vulnerable rural populations and developing strategies to address these issues remain constant challenges, but progress is being made. OSF Healthcare’s Health Equities Action Lab (HEAL) is employing a data-driven strategy to address breast cancer disparity outcomes among its Illinois patients, 65% of whom live in rural areas.
Guides and Reports
Member

Rural Hospital Closures Threaten Access: Solutions to Preserve Care in Local Communities

The American Hospital Association today released a new report highlighting the variety of causes that resulted in 136 rural hospital closures from 2010 to 2021, and a record 19 closures in 2020 alone.
Case Studies
Public

Telling the Hospital Story: Rural Hospitals in Action

The Telling the Hospital Story initiative shines a light on the crucial work of health systems and hospitals that advance community heath through proactive, compassionate and high-quality care.