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States Work to Support Rural Hospitals Despite Pandemic Challenges

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Beth Giambrone,

Public Health Workforce

When rural hospitals close, it increases the distance people must travel for essential healthcare services. The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted and magnified the factors leading to rural hospital closures across the country. Many ...

Transformational Leadership: A Vaccine for Rural Healthcare Delivery

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Colorado,

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Benjamin Anderson

During the early spread of COVID-19, the National Rural Health Association senior vice president Brock Slabach stated: “Before the pandemic, rural hospitals were struggling for survival. COVID-19 has put a spotlight on the fractures that ...

States Support Rural Hospitals While COVID-19 Highlights Challenges

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Mississippi,

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Andy Baker-White

More than 100 rural hospitals have closed since 2010, and an additional 25% are at high risk of closure, and COVID-19 has magnified the existing stressors on rural healthcare. As a result, states are using a variety of measures to address ...