Access to Care in Vulnerable Communities
The AHA Board of Trustees created the Task Force on Ensuring Access in Vulnerable Communities. Comprised of 29 hospital and health system leaders and state hospital association CEOs, the task force held meetings, heard from policymakers and conducted field hearings to speak with hospital and…
A new AHA report warns that access to care is increasingly at risk in rural communities as workforce shortages, financial pressures and policy changes threaten hospitals’ ability to maintain essential services.
The York Hospital Recovery Center offers outpatient treatment for people experiencing SUD. Rapid access is a priority to ensure people are connected to trained staff and receive assessment and appropriate resources.
Northern Light Mercy Hospital is expanding access to primary care and heart care in southern Maine, bringing the healthcare services together to improve coordination and availability to patients.
Since the early 1990s, Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health (LG Health) has worked to form good relationships with the Amish community by meeting regularly with Amish bishops.
Hear how hospitals are using technology-enabled care and strong regional partnerships to connect rural communities with clinical expertise and expand access to nearby maternal care.
Avera Sacred Heart Hospital and Lewis and Clark Behavioral Health Services have opened the new Park Haven Learning and Recovery Center, an 18-bed residential treatment facility designed specifically for women with substance use disorders, including pregnant women and mothers with dependent children…
Rural Kansas has sweeping plains, golden wheat fields, and a sky that stretches as far as the eye can see. What it doesn’t have is what so many other rural areas also are lacking — a sustainable healthcare workforce.
At The Queen’s Medical Center in Honolulu, leaders are expanding access to care beyond the hospital through the Ho‘opili Ola Remote Patient Monitoring program.
In this special Advancing Health podcast series, hear how rural hospital leaders are turning that commitment into action and finding new possibilities for sustaining maternal care close to home.