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Strengthening the rural workforce: East Alabama Health tackles nursing shortage

Maintaining a trained workforce is one of the greatest challenges facing rural hospitals today. In Alabama, the shortage is particularly and increasingly severe, especially when it comes to nurses. East Alabama Health is addressing the problem in multiple ways.
Telling the Hospital Story, Workforce, Nurses, Rural Workforce, Rural issues
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Small Adirondack facility debuts modern emergency wing

Clifton-Fine Hospital in St. Lawrence County, N.Y., adjacent to the Canadian border, was long challenged by low patient numbers and an outdated, cramped emergency room so small and crowded that staff struggled to treat multiple patients with space or privacy.
Telling the Hospital Story, Access to Care in Vulnerable Communities, Rural issues
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Arizona launches first rural medical school branch to combat physician shortage

The University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix and Onvida Health are partnering to establish Arizona’s first rural regional medical school branch in Yuma County.
Telling the Hospital Story, Community Benefit, Rural issues, Collaboration & Partnerships
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Rural Hospitals Connect with Their Communities to Deliver Safe, High-Quality Care

Hospitals and health systems across the country are using artificial intelligence to enhance patient safety by improving care efficiency, supporting clinician decision-making and bettering patient health outcomes.
Patient Safety Initiative, Quality & Patient Safety, Rural issues
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Working together in rural Vermont: NVRH leverages partnerships to close care gaps

Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital in St. Johnsbury is in the most rural region of an already-rural state. And just like neighbors help each other shovel driveways during Vermont’s legendary winters, NVRH looks to its community to help ensure that the people in their area have the best chance at overall health.
Telling the Hospital Story, Community Benefit, Rural issues, Health Care Facility Management, Collaboration & Partnerships
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Providence and University of Montana partner in transformative research initiative to advance rural health care

Providence, one of the nation’s largest not-for-profit health systems, has partnered with Missoula’s Providence St. Patrick Hospital and the University of Montana to launch RESOLVE, a groundbreaking rural health collaborative.
Telling the Hospital Story, Community Benefit, Rural issues, Collaboration & Partnerships
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New mammography coach brings early detection tools to Alaska’s rural communities

This fall, Providence Alaska Medical Center launched a new mobile mammography coach designed to bring high-quality breast cancer screening directly to rural communities across the state.
Telling the Hospital Story, Innovation, Rural issues, Patient care and Information, Heart Disease, Cancer, Diabetes, and Other Chronic Diseases

Rural Connecticut hospital customizes behavioral health care to meet community needs

Charlotte Hungerford Hospital, located in Torrington, Ct., and part of Hartford HealthCare, is continuously “expanding and tweaking” its behavioral health offerings to ensure the people it serves in northwestern Connecticut communities get the care they need.
Telling the Hospital Story, Wellness/Preventive Care, Rural issues, Access to Behavioral Health

10 rural hospitals form Wisconsin High Value Network

Ten independent rural hospitals are establishing the Wisconsin High Value Network to expand access to care, share best practices in serving rural populations and control purchasing costs.
Telling the Hospital Story, Promoting Healthy Communities, Rural issues
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Five rural hospitals launch shared mobile MR program in Northern California

Five rural hospitals in Northern California have partnered to restore and expand access to magnetic resonance (MR) imaging through a shared mobile imaging program.
Telling the Hospital Story, Access to Care in Vulnerable Communities, Patient and Family Education/Engagement, Rural issues, Collaboration & Partnerships