Closing underperforming hospitals may do more harm than good, particularly in rural areas -regardless of their performance ...

Rural community care needs and challenges are very similar, but the real difference lies in accessibility and the lack of resources to address them. Finances in general are a challenge in rural health ...

It was a moonshot effort for a small Southern town: Open a brand-new rural hospital in the poorest region of one of the ...

"This includes maintaining a network of hospitals in both urban and rural areas that meet quality standards while ensuring they remain accessible to the populations they serve." The Government's ...

COVID-era telehealth laws made health care more accessible for rural patients, but telehealth might not be as easy to access next year.

"Low Medicaid reimbursement is our greatest challenge, especially in Indiana, where rates paid to hospitals have not been raised in over 30 years. This is especially detrimental in rural areas ...

In total, 537 hospitals discontinued their obstetric care -- 299 in urban areas and 238 in rural locales. But urban centers were also more likely to add a maternity unit, helping make up for those ...

Dr Moscelli continued: “This includes maintaining a network of hospitals in both urban and rural areas that meet quality standards while ensuring they remain accessible to the populations they ...

Hospitals across America are shuttering their obstetric units, and the issue is most acute for women served by rural hospitals, a new study finds. By 2022, a majority (52%) of rural U.S. hospitals ...

Dr. Moscelli continued, "This includes maintaining a network of hospitals in both urban and rural areas that meet quality standards while ensuring they remain accessible to the populations they ...