Michelle Hood, AHA executive vice president and COO, and Bill Gassen, president and CEO of Sanford Health in Sioux Falls, S.D ...

Since 2005, nearly 200 rural hospitals have completely or partially closed, and over 400 — more than 20 percent of rural hospitals — are at risk of closure.

All hospital and health system leaders are committed to delivering the best possible care to the people we serve while ...

LANSING, Mich,. (WPBN/WGTU) - - Lawmakers in Michigan are raising concerns over the classification of rural areas, which ...

Although all hospitals are affected by declining reimbursements, looming “meaningful use” requirements and physician shortages, rural hospitals are often hit the hardest. Brock Slabach, senior vice ...

Hospitals and healthcare providers in rural areas are faced with a number of challenges when it comes to measuring quality performance and optimizing quality improvement efforts, according to a report ...

Opinion editor’s note: Strib Voices publishes a mix of commentary online and in print each day. To contribute, click here. Harsh fluorescent lighting cannot fully illuminate the challenges facing ...

A scholarship program that trains people from rural communities is expected to lower access and affordability barriers faced by rural residents across the U.S.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Feb. 1—Area leaders continue to find challenges looking for affordable ways to provide residents with ambulance service in rural ...

The Maryland House Rural Caucus, created by House Speaker Joseline Peña-Melnyk just before the 2026 legislative session ...

Organizers of Beyond Resistance want rural and working-class people to see that Democrats understand their challenges and have solutions for them, too. The movement, launched in September of 2025, is ...

(INDIANA CAPITAL CHRONICLE) — Homelessness may not look the way many imagine it, particularly in rural Indiana. Rural areas saw a 16.6% increase in people experiencing homelessness between 2023 and ...