Rural Health Today

Hospital culture is an essential part of creating a safe and healthy workplace for team members. So, how do rural hospitals create a positive hospital culture, even in today’s challenging healthcare e...

9 Nov 202333min

Access to medical and ambulance transport is important and often life saving for rural communities with a limited EMS and transport services. So, how do rural hospitals manage the challenge of limited...

2 Nov 202343min

Vascular care is a specialty not always accessible to rural communities, but diagnosis, treatment and surgery for vascular disease is certainly needed by rural Americans. So, how do rural hospitals at...

26 Okt 202336min

On this week's minisode, hosts JJ and Rachel do a case study, unpacking the decisions and thought process behind their recent merger of two rural health clinics. Follow Rural Health Rising on Twit...

19 Okt 202326min

As rural hospitals continue to struggle, facing unprecedented industry-wide challenges in addition to the rural-specific challenges they have been managing for decades, effective change management is ...

12 Okt 202342min

Rural hospitals are as unique as the communities they serve, with their own set of demographics, their own geography and their own local history—all of which can be a detriment or an asset to their su...

5 Okt 202346min

For rural healthcare to thrive, proactive representation and response in congress is essential. So, how should hospitals navigate the latest legislative decisions on healthcare policy and rural heal...

28 Sep 202342min

Solid executive leadership is essential to the success of any hospital, but the job of a rural hospital president is unique with its own set of challenges and opportunities. So, how do rural hospital ...

21 Sep 202336min