Rural Health Podcasts

In this conversation, Julie Petersen, CEO of Kittitas Valley Healthcare, discusses how her organization kept its promise to preserve essential obstetric services for women of all ages.

In this conversation, three AHA experts drill down on specific steps needed to help rural health care stay financially sound and ready to serve.

In this conversation, Brandie Manuel, R.N., chief patient safety and quality officer at Jefferson Healthcare, discusses how the use of TeamSTEPPS and other tools are making a big difference in creating a thriving employee pipeline.

In this conversation, Mary Mannix, CEO and president of Augusta Health, discusses the impact that cross-training has had on high-quality patient care in their community, and how the transition to an Accountable Care Organization (ACO) ensures patients are getting the right care at the right time.

In this discussion, two rural health care leaders assess how the conversion to Rural Emergency Hospital is proceeding, and how to build trust and buy-in from patients and communities.

The constant strain of workforce and financial issues are proving difficult to solve for rural health care providers.

In this conversation, Susan Wathen, vice president of human resources at Hannibal Regional Healthcare System, discusses their unique approaches to finding and retaining future health care employees.

In this conversation, San Luis Valley Hospital's Monica Hinds, R.N., director of emergency services and obstetrics, and Stephanie Posorske, certified nurse midwife, discuss their approach to cross-training units with minimal resources, and partnering with community stakeholders to keep the lights on for new and future families.

In this conversation, two experts from Intermountain Health discuss their "First 1,000 Days of Life" Initiative that provides wraparound services for at-risk new moms.

Half of all Medicare beneficiaries get their benefits through Medicare Advantage (MA) plans, which are offered by private companies and in theory should provide the same level of coverage of traditional Medicare.

Attracting and retaining skilled health care workers in rural settings is more difficult than ever before, with increasing competition from other employers and dwindling applications.

Rural Emergency Hospitals (REHs) officially became a new type of care provider on January 1, 2023.

An estimated 61 million rural Americans depend on their hospital as an important source of care and critical pillar of their community.

In this conversation, Tina Pattara-Lau, M.D., maternal and child health consultant with the Indian Health Service Office of Clinical and Preventive Services, and Johnna Nynas, M.D. obstetrics and gynecology specialist at Sanford Bemidji Medical Center, explore common disparities and systemic barriers Indigenous people experience in pregnancy and postpartum.

In the United States, behavioral health and physical health can sometimes be treated as if they are unconnected, usually involving separate sites of care.

Millions of women across the United States have no access to maternal health care, particularly in rural areas that lack obstetric services.

In this podcast episode, listeners will learn how a persistent data-centric security approach and program can help to reduce the cyber risks that threaten patient safety and care delivery, as well as how to decrease the threat of cyber-attacks, including ransomware.

In this podcast episode, listeners will learn how to create a culture of cybersecurity in their organization and facilitate board-level risk visibility and accountability to ultimately protect patient safety.

In this podcast episode, listeners will learn how hospital executives, IT departments, staff, and hospital boards can align before a cyberattack, so that if an attack occurs, everyone is prepared.

Building a robust nursing workforce is hugely important in providing quality care to patients, but poses unique challenges in rural Ohio.