Rural Workforce

Attracting and retaining skilled health care workers in rural settings is more difficult than ever before, with increasing competition from other employers and dwindling applications. But rural health care leaders aren't throwing in the towel. In this conversation, Kevin Stansbury, CEO of Lincoln…
The 2024 AHA Rural Health Care Leadership Conference, February 11-14 in Orlando, will gather more than 1,000 rural health leaders committed to advancing rural health and providing quality care for patients and communities. The conference will feature top rural practitioners sharing actionable…
Monument Health Rapid City Hospital’s excellence in using quantitative and qualitative data to address disparities and improve patient health quality resulted in the organization winning AHA’s 2023 Carolyn Boone Lewis Equity of Care Award in the Small/Rural Hospital Excellence category.
Rural hospitals face significant staffing shortages. Only 10% of physicians in the United States practice in rural areas despite rural populations accounting for 20% of the population.
Many hospitals including those in rural and underserved areas are experiencing unprecedented challenges that jeopardize access and services. Here are a series of proposals and suggestions for the Ways and Means Committee to consider as it looks for avenues to broaden access to health care for…
Millions of women across the United States have no access to maternal health care, particularly in rural areas that lack obstetric services.
Fisher-Titus' Stacy Daniel, director of clinical programs, and Katie Chieda, chief nursing officer, discuss their approach to recruiting international nurses to their community to ensure they remain a strong, independent health system for years to come.
Building a robust nursing workforce is hugely important in providing quality care to patients, but poses unique challenges in rural Ohio.
Ensuring a robust nursing workforce in rural Ohio poses unique challenges. Armed with a broad plan to retain their current workforce and recruit additional team members, the team at Fisher-Titus Health created a plan to recruit international nurses to their community ensure they remain a strong…