Audio/Podcasts

Men can provide important support for women during their pregnancy and help create better outcomes for mother and child. Dr. Amina Alio, from University of Rochester Medical Center, and Jonathan Webb, CEO of the Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses, explore the role of…
Anson (Texas) General Hospital CEO Ted Matthews and chief nursing officer Anna Doan discuss how the Rural Emergency Hospital designation has worked for the hospital so far and what the local patient population thinks about the change.
A University of Michigan expert discusses how environmental sustainability efforts can benefit hospitals and health systems and supplement their other ongoing initiatives like engaging the workforce.
Hear recommendations for the bold and innovative approaches that are needed to support current staff and recruit the health care workers of tomorrow.
The shortage of behavioral health care professionals is a serious public health issue, particularly in rural areas. In rural Iowa, some care providers have found successful new pathways to recruit, train and retain behavioral health specialists. 
Across America, many girls lack access to menstrual products, facing a public health crisis known as “period poverty.” Without these products, girls can miss school, be humiliated and experience health problems. One health system is addressing the problem in its community and looking to help.
Two experts discuss the AHA’s recently released 2023 Costs of Caring Report, which documents the skyrocketing growth in expenses, especially the cost of labor.
A nursing leader from the University of Vermont Health Network shares creative ways to help attract and retain nurses, a major workforce challenge, particularly in rural health care settings.
Two experts from Seattle’s Swedish Hospital explain the role that doulas serve in prenatal and postpartum care, and how physicians and doulas can work together to reduce maternal and infant health disparities