May 5, 2025 News Update: Medicaid Update, Bed Shortages and National Nurses Week

Show Notes Rural Health News is a weekly segment of Rural Health Today, a podcast by Hillsdale Hospital. News sources for this episode: Alan Condon, “Pennsylvania hospital closes,” Friday, April 25, 2025, https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/finance/pennsylvania-hospital-closes/, Becker’s Hospital Review. Madeline Ashley, “The cost of hospital closures in 21 numbers,” Monday, April 28, 2025, https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/finance/the-cost-of-hospital-closures-in-21-numbers/, Becker’s Hospital Review. Michael Topchik, et. al, “2025 rural health state of the state,” February 11, 2025, https://www.chartis.com/sites/default/files/documents/CCRH%20WP%20-%202025%20Rural%20health%20state%20of%20the%20state_021125.pdf, The Chartis Group. Zachary Levinson, et. al, “Key Facts About Hospitals,” February 19, 2025, https://www.kff.org/key-facts-about-hospitals/?entry=the-hospital-industry-workforce, KFF. Terry H. Schwadron, “Rural Hospitals in Trouble,” April 30, 2025, https://www.dcreport.org/2025/04/30/rural-hospitals-in-trouble/, DC Report. Richard K. Leuchter, et. al, “Health Care Staffing Shortages and Potential National Hospital Bed Shortage,” February 19, 2025, https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2830387, JAMA Network. Nursingworld.org, “National Nurses Week History,” https://www.nursingworld.org/education-events/national-nurses-week/history/. Rural Health Today is a production of Hillsdale Hospital in Hillsdale, Michigan and a member of the Health Podcast Network. Our host is JJ Hodshire, our producer is Kyrsten Newlon, and our audio engineer is Kenji Ulmer. Special thanks to our special guests for sharing their expertise on the show, and also to the Hillsdale Hospital marketing team. If you want to submit a question for us to answer on the podcast or learn more about Rural Health Today, visit ruralhealthtoday.com.