Rural issues
Rural Health News Update for October 24, 2025.
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The American Hospital Association has a wealth of media and educational resources available to rural hospitals and health systems. Here you will find the latest podcasts, webinars, toolkits, and more.
AHA Rural Health Update is a compilation of news from the AHA and its Rural Health Services team. Update provides constituents with a synopsis of breaking news on key issues targeted to rural providers.
Over the past 15 days, the Senate has voted nine times on the House-passed continuing resolution (CR) to extend government funding and health care waivers until Nov. 21.
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.
AHA leaders today participated in Sanford Health's fourth annual Summit on the Future of Rural Health Care in Sioux Falls, S.D. Bill Gassen, Sanford Health president and CEO, and AHA chair-elect designate, discussed the importance of hospital and health system leaders coming up with solutions to…
Applications for the Rural Health Transformation Program are due Nov. 5 to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. The program will fund $50 billion to rural providers from fiscal year 2026 to FY 2030. CMS will determine recipients by Dec. 31.
Dahl Memorial’s emergency department in rural Montana relies on physician assistants (PAs) and nurse practitioners to manage critical cases. Patients requiring care beyond its capabilities are medevacked to Montana’s top hospital after stabilization efforts on-site.
North Country Hospital launched a point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) initiative in 2024 to improve care delivery and patient outcomes.