Rural issues
Press Release
Rachelle Schultz to Chair AHA's Section for Small or Rural Hospitals Council
Rachelle Schultz, president and CEO of Winona Health in Winona, Minn., will lead the American Hospital Association’s (AHA) Section for Small or Rural Hospitals in 2017. The 19-person council represents…
The AHA will present its 2016 Rural Hospital Leadership Award to Rodney Nelson, president and CEO of Mackinac Straits Health System in St. Ignace, MI, at its Rural Health Care Leadership Conference in February. AHA also will honor award finalists Warren West, CEO of Littleton (NH) Regional…
Press Release
Rodney Nelson Receives AHA’s Rural Hospital Leadership Award
Rodney Nelson, president and CEO of Mackinac Straits Health System, Inc. in St. Ignace, Mich., is the recipient of the American Hospital Association’s (AHA) Rural Hospital Leadership Award. The award recognizes small or…
Press Release
Statement on 21st Century Cures
Tom Nickels
Executive Vice President
Government Relations and Public Policy
American Hospital Association
As the nation celebrates National Rural Health Day, the AHA Stat blog looks at the AHA’s legislative priorities for rural hospitals during the “lame duck” Congress.
Today we celebrate National Rural Health Day. This is a great opportunity to highlight the many good things rural hospitals do every day – from providing essential health care services and promoting wellness to serving as economic anchors of their communities. We appreciate our rural hospital…
Small or Rural Hospitals Update: Fall 2016 Edition
Small or Rural Hospitals Update (PDF Version)
Twelve health care organizations across the state have partnered to form the Community Care Partnership of Maine - an Accountable Care Organization (CCPM ACO). Case Study
A health care collaboration in rural Missouri is expanding patient access to primary and behavioral health care services. In Lexington, Mo., as in many rural communities, there are not enough local resources to meet demand for primary care, dental care and psychiatric services. Lafayette Regional…