Rural Health
News by Topic: Healthcare facilities
Oct 6, 2025 - Discusses the benefits and downsides for hospitals considering converting to a Rural Emergency Hospital, highlighting the choices made by rural hospitals around Arkansas. Discusses reimbursement rates, labor and delivery service access, and general healthcare access.
Source: Arkansas Advocate
Oct 3, 2025 - Announces that a New York hospital is converting to a Rural Emergency Hospital. Outlines the benefits of converting and the impact on access to healthcare for the area.
Source: The Post-Journal
Oct 2, 2025 - Highlights the benefits of collaboration between academia and healthcare practitioners as demonstrated by a 10 year partnership between an Indian Health Service (IHS) hospital and the University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy. Describes how the partnership was established to increase access to naloxone and other prevention work as well as how it has grown to include training, innovative pharmacy-based interventions and services, and international perspectives.
Source: Indian Health Service
Oct 2, 2025 - Describes a mobile training unit traveling to rural Missouri hospitals to offer additional training ahead of cold and flu season.
Source: KFVS 12