Rural issues
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.
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today began distributing $7.5 billion of the $8.5 billion in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) payments designated for providers who serve rural Medicaid, Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), and Medicare beneficiaries.