Rural Project Examples: Closures of healthcare facilities and services
Other Project Examples
Critical Response: Closing Gaps in Patient Care
Added November 2026
- Need: To improve coordination between an emergency department and emergency medical services in rural Iowa.
- Intervention: Hansen Family Hospital updated its protocols to integrate Iowa Falls EMS into hospital operations.
- Results: Staff satisfaction, communication, response time, and adherence to protocols have improved. In addition, Hansen Family Hospital saves $12,885 a month because of the partnership.
Project Swaddle
Added August 2023
- Need: To reduce poor maternal and infant health outcomes and improve access to prenatal and postpartum care for at-risk pregnant women and recent mothers in Crawfordsville, Indiana.
- Intervention: A home visitation program that uses community paramedics to deliver wrap-around care to women experiencing high-risk pregnancies and/or social and environmental challenges.
- Results: Since 2018, more than 200 women have been served by the program.
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