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Supporting Access to Care in Rural Communities
More than 57 million rural Americans depend on their hospital not only as an important source of care but also as a critical component of their area's economic and social framework. Rural hospitals also face the same difficulties shared by many hospitals — including financial stress, workforce shortages, and inadequate reimbursement from government payers like Medicare and Medicaid, just to name a few. The AHA is engaged in many advocacy efforts to support rural hospitals and ensure access to care in rural communities.
Hospital Benefits to Communities Far Outweigh Tax Exemptions: A Closer Look at the Numbers
A new analysis from EY prepared for the AHA highlights the ways in which nonprofit hospitals and health systems contribute to their communities.
Food as Medicine: How Cleveland Clinic Is Nourishing Community Health
“We look at food as medicine and we look at food as something that we can engage communities around,” Vickie Johnson, Cleveland Clinic’s executive vice president and chief community officer, told the AHA’s Advancing Health podcast.
ProMedica’s Catalyst for Improving Health in Urban and Rural Communities
By taking a holistic approach and addressing the social determinants of health, ProMedica is working to improve the health and well-being of individuals and communities in Northwest Ohio and Southeast Michigan.
Chair File: Bridging the Sectors to Improve Health of Individuals and Communities
Hospital and health system teams today not only are caring for one patient at a time but also improving the health of their communities.
Chair File: Advancing Health and Quality Care in Rural Communities
For the 61 million people who live in rural America, their local hospital provides essential services and programs to advance their health and the health of their communities.
Chair File: Connecting and Collaborating to Advance Health Equity and Improve Community Health
Advancing health equity must be of utmost importance for all of us working in hospitals and health systems.
A New Year of Working Together to Advance Health in America
Congress returned to Washington this week with a full plate of issues to contend with in the short term as it defines its legislative agenda for the remainder of 2026.
Suicide in Rural Communities: Breaking Barriers to Behavioral Health Care
Susan Doherty, AHA’s Vice President of Field Engagement, and Rebecca Chickey, AHA’s Senior Director of Behavioral Health Services, write on the unique ways suicide affects rural communities and the innovative ways rural health care providers are caring for their neighbors.
Innovations in Improving Community Health: The CHW Hub at RUSH
Community health workers have become an essential component of RUSH University Medical Center’s efforts to minimize inequities in health and life expectancy. CHWs provide much-needed resources across the RUSH campus and several Chicago neighborhoods, while also being a driving force for partnerships and programming in a variety of care and community settings.