Rural issues
St. Charles Madras is a critical access hospital with 25 licensed beds and 240 employees located in Jefferson County, Oregon. The hospital provides surgical services, imaging, intensive care, a Family Birthing Center, medical and emergency care and an outpatient laboratory. It is a certified…
The American Hospital Association (AHA) announced Sky Lakes Medical Center in Klamath Falls, Ore., as the 2021 recipient of the Rural Hospital Leadership Award.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Jan. 26 released more information to clarify its recently updated guidance on hospital co-location for critical access hospitals (CAHs) and physician offices.
Winona Health
Southwestern Vermont Health Care. Bennington, Vermont (SVHC) partners with Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health and is an integrated non-profit health system that includes a 99-bed hospital, 25 primary care and specialty care practices, and two nursing homes.
Sky Lakes Medical Center (SLMC), located in Klamath Falls, Oregon, is a rural, not-for-profit, community-owned, internationally accredited acute-care teaching hospital. It is licensed for 176 beds and offers a full range of inpatient and outpatient services, including the Sky Lakes Cancer Treatment…
Chatham Hospital is a 25-bed Critical Access Hospital (CAH) located in Siler City, NC. The hospital, accredited by The Joint Commission, provides surgical, medical, pediatric, maternal and emergency services. Community-based outpatient services also are offered.
Rural health clinics, community-based organizations and others may apply through April 19 for a portion of $13 million in Health Resources and Services Administration funding to increase access to substance use disorder and other behavioral health care services in rural communities.
A compilation of recent news from the AHA and its Rural Health Services team, whose focus is to ensure that rural hospitals’ and health systems’ unique needs are national priorities.