Rural issues
The Coalition to Strengthen America’s Healthcare Sept. 15 launched a new ad titled How Much More, which highlights consequences for patients resulting from growing financial pressures on hospitals and health systems.
The AHA Sept. 15 released a preview for Frontiers, a three-episode documentary series from the AHA’s Advancing Health Podcast on rural maternal health.
The American Hospital Association shares the hospital field’s comments on legislation being marked up by the Energy and Committee on September 15, 2026.
As rural hospitals face workforce shortages, rising patient acuity, and ongoing financial pressures, effective capacity management is essential to improving access, patient flow, and operational performance. Join the American Hospital Association's Rural Health Services team and leaders from the…
The Rural Maternal Health Data Support program, supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration, has launched a data repository that allows users to build customized maternal health profiles for U.S. counties.
A report on obstetric services in hospitals by the University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center found that between 2010 and 2024, 718 hospitals nationwide lost obstetric services due to obstetric unit or hospital closure.
The Department of Health and Human Services Sept. 4 announced that it awarded $11.2 million in grants to 15 recipients across 14 states to develop new physician residency programs in rural and tribal communities.
The Federal Office of Rural Health Policy’s Rural Health Redesign Center will host a webinar on Sept. 24 at 2 p.m. ET, where hospital CEOs will discuss the process of converting to a rural emergency hospital designation.
Hospitals and health systems work every day to advance the health and well-being of their patients and communities. Those efforts have the greatest impact when they can be clearly defined and communicated. As demands around affordability, transparency and accountability continue to grow,…
A compilation of recent news from the AHA and the Rural Health Services team, whose focus is to ensure rural hospitals’ and health systems’ unique needs are national priorities.