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Supporting Access to Care in Rural Communities

More than 57 million rural Americans depend on their hospital not only as an important source of care but also as a critical component of their area's economic and social framework. Rural hospitals also face the same difficulties shared by many hospitals — including financial stress, workforce shortages, and inadequate reimbursement from government payers like Medicare and Medicaid, just to name a few. The AHA is engaged in many advocacy efforts to support rural hospitals and ensure access to care in rural communities.
Rural issues, Access to Care in Vulnerable Communities
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From Data to Impact: A Community Blueprint for Mental Health Access

Mental health is a top community health need nationwide. In this conversation, John Muir Health's Jesse Tamplen, vice president of care coordination, and Jamie Elmasu, director of community health improvement, explain how community health assessments (CHAs), data-driven planning and nonprofit partnerships, are expanding access to patients who need it most.
Access to Behavioral Health, Population/Community Health, Mental Health First Aid, Telling the Hospital Story, Access to Care in Vulnerable Communities

Hospital Stories

Explore stories of hospitals going above and beyond to care for their patients and communities throughout America. Search by location using state, category, or hospital name in the interactive map, or sort stories by category using the filter.
Telling the Hospital Story, Promoting Healthy Communities, Innovation, Community Benefit, Workforce, Wellness/Preventive Care, Access to Care in Vulnerable Communities

Healthier Together

The Healthier Together Conference highlights innovative, data-driven strategies to improve health outcomes and reduce health disparities.
Reducing Healthcare Disparities, Collaboration & Partnerships, Population/Community Health, Access to Care in Vulnerable Communities, Community Health Data, AHA Healthier Together Conference

The Future of Physician Workforce Optimization

This Trailblazer explores how health systems are redesigning physician workforce models using virtual specialty care and automation.
AHA Center for Health Innovation, Access to Care in Vulnerable Communities, Telehealth, Interoperability, Technology Strategy, Reducing Healthcare Disparities, Burnout
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Pharmacy Deserts, Rising Demand, and the Future of Pharmacy Access

As pharmacy closures accelerate nationwide, M Health Fairview is proving what’s possible when a health system steps up.
Pharmacy, Telling the Hospital Story, Access to Care in Vulnerable Communities
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Inside 2025’s New Wave of Community-Centered Care

A selection of the top AHA Market Scan stories on community health.
AHA Center for Health Innovation, Population/Community Health, Access to Care in Vulnerable Communities

AHA supports bill expanding veteran access to CAHs, rural health clinics

The AHA Dec.
Access to Care in Vulnerable Communities

A “beacon of hope” — and a set of wheels — for injury and illness rehab patients in Western Washington

Residents of Snohomish Country, Wash., now have a new space for comprehensive rehabilitative care — which, as a result, opens crucial bedspace for non-rehab patients.
Telling the Hospital Story, Access to Care in Vulnerable Communities

A Safe Place to Land

WVU Medicine United Hospital Health Center is addressing this issue by partnering with the United Way of Harrison and Doddridge Counties to establish the first medical respite care center in the state of West Virginia.
Telling the Hospital Story, Access to Care in Vulnerable Communities