Articles tagged as: rural health care
October 11, 2019
How One Wisconsin Hospital Was Saved Amid Rural Health Crisis
To survive, Wisconsin's rural hospitals are consolidating, getting creative about doctor recruitment and tapping new segments of the medical market.
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Seeking A Cure: The Quest To Save Rural Hospitals
This five-part series examines the financial problems faced by rural hospitals across the U.S. More than 110 have closed in less than a decade, and the trend accelerated last year. Others have cut services such as maternity wards to survive.
Read MoreOctober 10, 2019
Immersion Program Seeks Next Generation Of Rural Doctors
To help address a shortage of medical professionals, a University of Missouri program immerses future doctors, pharmacists, nurses and other health workers in small-towns.
Read MoreOctober 9, 2019
How This Rural Hospital Operates In The Red And Stays Open
The Big Fork, Minnesota municipal hospital is a chronic money-loser. But without it, local leaders fear the community's health would suffer and employers would melt away.
Read MoreOctober 8, 2019
Why Rural Hospitals Keep Closing Maternity Wards
To avoid closing, some hospitals have cut services, including labor and delivery units. That's had a big impact on small Iowa communities.
Read MoreAugust 21, 2019
Title X Changes Likely To Impact Rural, Low-Income Hoosiers
Planned Parenthood plans to stop taking money from the federal Title X program. That has some health providers worried about the potential impact on rural and low-income Hoosiers.
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