Rural hospital and health system leaders gathered at the 39th annual AHA Rural Health Care Leadership Conference this week in San Antonio. Experts, practitioners and providers are sharing strategies, resources and innovative approaches to thrive in the changing landscape of rural health care.
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AHA Board of Trustees Chair Marc Boom, M.D., today presented the team from WVU Medicine Potomac Valley Hospital of Keyser, W.Va., with the 2026 Rural Hospital
Over 1,300 rural leaders are gathered at the 2026 AHA Rural Health Care Leadership Conference in San Antonio this week.
The AHA Feb. 5 announced WVU Medicine Potomac Valley Hospital in Keyser, W.Va., as the 2026 recipient of the new Rural Hospital Excellence in Innovation Award.
The House Jan.
The White House hosted a roundtable on rural health Jan. 16 that included health care leaders, legislators and administration officials.
UnitedHealth Group announced Jan. 14 that it launched a six-month pilot program to reduce Medicare Advantage payment processing times by half for rural hospitals in four states.
The AHA Jan. 14 expressed support for the Rural Hospital Cybersecurity Enhancement Act (S. 2169), legislation that would direct the Department of Health and Human Services to create a comprehensive workforce strategy to train cybersecurity professionals and develop partnerships to expand the cybersecurity workforce in rural hospitals.
Tina Eden, R.N., CEO of Virginia Gay Hospital, and Jacinda Bunch, Ph.D., R.N., assistant professor at the Iowa College of Nursing and senior advisor to Simulation in Motion-Iowa, or SIM-IA, dive into how this mobile clinical education program is delivering high-impact simulation training directly to rural hospitals and EMS teams.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Dec. 29 announced $50 billion in funds awarded to all 50 states through the Rural Health Transformation Program.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Dec. 19 announced the creation of the Office of Rural Health Transformation.
The early registration deadline for the 2026 AHA Rural Health Care Leadership Conference is Dec. 12.
Dan Peterson, CEO of behavioral health services at Sutter Health, and Matthew White, M.D., chair of the behavioral health service line at Sutter Health, share how the system is expanding behavioral health access across rural Northern California.
AHA Executive Vice President Michelle Hood previews the AHA Rural Health Care Leadership Conference — one of the AHA’s flagship events — which will be held Feb. 8-11 in San Antonio.
The AHA Nov. 17 released Fast Facts: Is My Hospital Rural, featuring updated information on the important role rural hospitals play in their communities, the people they serve and the challenges they face.
All 50 states have applied for the Rural Health Transformation Program, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced today.
Bill Gassen, Sanford Health president and CEO and AHA chair-elect designate, and Deb Koski, Sanford Health chief philanthropy officer, discuss how a strong culture of giving is extending world-class care across rural communities in the Midwest and beyond.
The application deadline for the Rural Health Transformation Program is Nov. 5.
The AHA has released a social media toolkit in advance of National Rural Health Day Nov. 20 that includes advocacy-focused posts for hospitals and health systems to share on their social media channels throughout the week.
Members of the AHA Board of Trustees Oct.14 participated in a panel on the future of rural health care during the Sanford Health Rural Summit in Sioux Falls, S.D.