AHA announces recipients of 2024 Rural Health Leadership Award
The AHA today announced the team from Columbia Memorial Hospital, a critical access hospital in Astoria, Ore., is the 2024 recipient of the Rural Hospital Leadership Team Award. The award recognizes rural hospital leaders who guide their hospitals and communities through change and innovation.
Also recognized as finalists were teams at Atrium Health Lincoln in Lincoln, N.C.; Schneck Medical Center in Seymour, Ind.; and Summit Pacific Medical Center in Elma, Wash.
The award will be presented at the 38th annual AHA Rural Health Care Leadership Conference, taking place Feb. 23-26 in San Antonio.
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