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Analysis: Hospitals and Health Systems Are Critical to Preserving Access to Care for Rural Communities

Hospitals and health systems play critical roles in preserving access to care for patients in rural America.

Adventist Health Bakersfield | California

Adventist Health Bakersfield is a 254-bed hospital committed to delivering exceptional health care for a service area population of almost 800,000 people. This includes a focus on serving lower-income residents and those who have been historically marginalized.
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Case Study: Adapting to the New Workforce Environment: Hannibal Regional Healthcare System Outreach

Rural hospitals face significant staffing shortages. Only 10% of physicians in the United States practice in rural areas despite rural populations accounting for 20% of the population.

AHA Rural Health Care Leadership Conference to Explore Innovative Approaches to Transform Care

The 2024 AHA Rural Health Care Leadership Conference will feature top rural providers who will share actionable strategies and resources to improve access to care, leverage unique workforce approaches, implement digital technologies and prioritize health equity.
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Rural Hospital Closures Threaten Access: Solutions to Preserve Care in Local Communities

The American Hospital Association today released a new report highlighting the variety of causes that resulted in 136 rural hospital closures from 2010 to 2021, and a record 19 closures in 2020 alone.

3 Keys to Addressing the Rural Maternal Health Crisis

Rural hospitals, which deliver about one in 10 babies nationally each year, have been closing in significant numbers. Despite the challenging environment, rural hospitals and health systems are taking traditional and innovative approaches to build or expand their maternal health programs.

Obstetrics: U.S. Rural Hospitals Infographic

The Obstetrics/U.S. Rural Hospitals infographic provides statistics on rural community hospitals in the U.S. and how many hospital births occur in them; the number of rural hospitals with obstetrics units and how many OB units have closed; and on maternity care deserts in the U.S. where access to maternity care is limited.

Small Rural Hospital Helps Build ‘Bridge’ to Addiction Services with New Mobile Clinic

Fueled by $1M HRSA grant, Baystate Franklin Medical Center works to stem the tide of the opioid epidemic.
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Infographic: Rural Hospitals: Community Cornerstones Facing Perilous Threats to Care

Millions of people living in rural areas depend on their community’s hospital as an important — and often the only — source of local
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The Doorway at Cheshire Medical Center Leads to Healing

New Hampshire posted the third-highest rate of opioid overdose deaths in the nation in 2018.