Rural issues
Rural hospitals are their community’s anchor. By providing 24/7 care, essential public services and access to primary care for the 57 million people that live in rural America, these hospitals are vitally important. But the challenges they face have never been bigger.They include the move to value-…
Rachelle Schultz, president and CEO of Winona Health in Winona, Minn., will lead the American Hospital Associations (AHA) Section for Small or Rural Hospitals in 2017.
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…
Rodney Nelson, president and CEO of Mackinac Straits Health System, Inc. in St. Ignace, Mich., is the 2017 recipient of the American Hospital Associations (AHA) Rural Hospital Leadership Award.
We commend the Congress for its work on the revised 21st Century Cures bill. We urge the House to approve this legislation tomorrow, as it helps improve hospitals’ ability to treat some of the most vulnerable patients.
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