Rural issues
AHA has compiled several case examples demonstrating the struggles and successes of rural hospitals battling COVID-19 in their communities.
This document summarizes the Department of Health and Human Services’ Rural Action Plan, which outlines upcoming policy and program initiatives to support rural health, as well actions already taken by the Trump administration to address rural challenges.
The AHA yesterday urged President Trump and the Department of Health and Human Services to continue to act on behalf of rural hospitals and health systems to address rural health care concerns. In a letter to the president, AHA recommended steps that support rural hospitals that are facing dire…
Letter from AHA to President Donald Trump urging additional support for rural hospitals and health systems.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, departments of Housing and Urban Development and Agriculture, Administration for Community Living, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and Health Resources and Services Administration released a joint informational bulletin to help states…
The Health Resources and Services Administration awarded $35 million in grants to support rural hospitals and health care.
In this Members in Action podcast featuring maternal and child health efforts, Aisha Syeda, Program Manager at the American Hospital Association is speaking with Mary Schwaegerl, an Obstetrics Director and Julia Yoder, a Marketing & Public Relations Director at Brookings Health System, as they…
Thank you for your continued heroic work to care for your communities as our nation battles the COVID-19 pandemic. As you likely know, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has requested that all hospitals report certain data on bed capacity, utilization, personal protective equipment (…
On June 4, Lincoln County Public Health (LCPH) recorded an outbreak of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Newport, Oregon, located about 85 miles southwest of Salem, Oregon. Five of these cases were connected to Pacific Seafood and they immediately began working with LCPH to get their employees tested.
This document includes AHA’s analysis of a new Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services demonstration model, the Community Health Access and Rural Transformation (CHART) Model.