Meeting Challenges of Staffing Rural Health Systems: Strategies and Actions in Eight Organizations
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Description
Summarizes key findings from conversations with health system leaders regarding workforce strategy and operations challenges. Describes initiatives used in rural healthcare settings to offset clinical, administrative, and technical support staffing constraints; accommodate evolving care needs; and address limitations unique to rural settings.
Author(s)
Lauren Lavin, Alva O. Ferdinand, Mark Holmes, et al.
Date
08/2026
Organization
Rural Policy Research Institute Rural Health Panel
Tagged as
Health workforce
· Healthcare business and finance
· Healthcare facilities
· Recruitment and retention of health professionals