John Supplitt, AHA’s senior director of rural health services, and Aisha Syeda, AHA’s senior program manager of strategic initiatives, recently joined the Rural Health Information Hub’s podcast to discuss rural health care challenges and solutions. This Exploring Rural Health podcast episode is part of a series on maternal health in rural America, and features nursing leadership from AHA member St. Anthony’s Regional Hospital in Carroll, Iowa. LEARN MORE

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The U.S. maternal mortality rate fell to 17.9 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2024, statistically similar to the 2023 rate of 18.6 per 100,000,…
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Leaders of rural hospitals face similar challenges as leaders of urban hospitals, but with an added degree of complexity, including recruiting staff,…
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The AHA and Epic are launching the Safer Births PPH Collaborative, a seven-month initiative designed to support hospitals in reducing postpartum hemorrhage…
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Josh Neff, CEO of CommonSpirit Mercy Hospital, discusses a new cutting-edge communication platform that sends patient EKGs directly from the ambulance to the…
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Thomas Ahr, senior vice president and chief human resources officer at Hospital Sisters Health System, details how the system is prioritizing workplace…
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The AHA will host a webinar Feb. 13 at noon ET on the unique funding challenges and opportunities for rural health organizations. Participants will…