Rural issues
A grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development has prevented the impending closure of Bucktail Medical Center and preserved its ability to deliver essential care to thousands of rural residents of central Pennsylvania.
AHA letter to the House leadership expressing support for the Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act (H.R. 1585).
AHA expresses opposition to H.R. 2191, the Physician Led and Rural Access to Quality Care Act.
More than 550 rural hospitals have joined the Cybersecurity for Rural Hospitals Program, a partnership created last year by the American Hospital Association (AHA) and Microsoft to provide free and heavily discounted cybersecurity services.
2024 Rural Hospital Leadership Team Award Winner and finalists.
John Riggi, AHA national advisor for cybersecurity and risk, and Justin Spelhaug, corporate vice president and global head of Tech for Social Impact at Microsoft Philanthropies, discuss the urgent need for stronger defenses, the role of technology leaders to combat cyberattacks and Microsoft’s…
A cyberattack on a rural hospital or health system can have devastating impacts, leaving in its wake patient harm and financial distress. In part two of this conversation, John Riggi, national advisor for cybersecurity and risk at the American Hospital Association, and Justin Spelhaug, corporate…
Leading a rural hospital can feel like you are battling alone, but together with a unified voice we can advocate for what our rural patients need.
In part one of this conversation, John Riggi, national advisor for cybersecurity and risk at the American Hospital Association, and Justin Spelhaug, corporate vice president and global head of Tech for Social Impact at Microsoft Philanthropies, discuss the unique vulnerabilities rural hospitals…
AHA voices support for the Assistance for Rural Community Hospitals (ARCH) Act (H.R. 1805).