Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Healthcare needs and services
Updated Locations of Hospitals with a Labor and Delivery Unit in Pennsylvania, 2026
County-level map showing locations of the 75 Pennsylvania hospitals with labor and delivery units, and shadings showing counties with no labor and delivery units.
Date: 2026
Sponsoring organization: Center for Rural Pennsylvania
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County-level map showing locations of the 75 Pennsylvania hospitals with labor and delivery units, and shadings showing counties with no labor and delivery units.
Date: 2026
Sponsoring organization: Center for Rural Pennsylvania
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Challenges and Opportunities for Rural Multidisciplinary Lung Cancer Care
Surveys the state of multidisciplinary lung cancer care in rural areas, identifying challenges and opportunities in reducing cancer care barriers and more effectively delivering services. Discusses strategies for screening, community engagement, telehealth, care coordination, and more.
Author(s): Margaret R. Walker, Kyle A. Burton, Diego E. Collazo-Irizarry, et al.
Citation: Journal of the American College of Radiology, 22(12), 1609-1617
Date: 12/2025
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Surveys the state of multidisciplinary lung cancer care in rural areas, identifying challenges and opportunities in reducing cancer care barriers and more effectively delivering services. Discusses strategies for screening, community engagement, telehealth, care coordination, and more.
Author(s): Margaret R. Walker, Kyle A. Burton, Diego E. Collazo-Irizarry, et al.
Citation: Journal of the American College of Radiology, 22(12), 1609-1617
Date: 12/2025
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Geographic Access to Dental Specialists in the United States
Examines how drive times to dental specialist services vary by rural or urban dwelling, using 2023 IQVIA dental specialist workforce data. See Supplemental Online Content for bar charts showing state-by-state variation in rural and urban drive times to care by specialty.
Additional links: Supplemental Online Content
Author(s): Md Shahinoor Rahman, Ashley Martinez, Hawazin W. Elani
Citation: Journal of Dental Research, 105(7), 875-882
Date: 12/2025
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Examines how drive times to dental specialist services vary by rural or urban dwelling, using 2023 IQVIA dental specialist workforce data. See Supplemental Online Content for bar charts showing state-by-state variation in rural and urban drive times to care by specialty.
Additional links: Supplemental Online Content
Author(s): Md Shahinoor Rahman, Ashley Martinez, Hawazin W. Elani
Citation: Journal of Dental Research, 105(7), 875-882
Date: 12/2025
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Medicare Ground Ambulance Data Collection System (GADCS) Report Appendix Year 1–Year 4 Cohort Analysis
Provides data from the first 4 cohorts of ground ambulance organizations selected to participate in the Ground Ambulance Data Collection System. Includes response rates, information on data cleaning and validation, statistics summarizing responses, and analyses exploring relationships between costs per service and organizational characteristics. Features statistics with breakdowns by urban, rural, and super rural areas.
Additional links: Codebook
Author(s): Christine Buttorff, Daniel Crespin, Sara Heins, et al.
Date: 12/2025
Sponsoring organizations: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, RAND Corporation
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Provides data from the first 4 cohorts of ground ambulance organizations selected to participate in the Ground Ambulance Data Collection System. Includes response rates, information on data cleaning and validation, statistics summarizing responses, and analyses exploring relationships between costs per service and organizational characteristics. Features statistics with breakdowns by urban, rural, and super rural areas.
Additional links: Codebook
Author(s): Christine Buttorff, Daniel Crespin, Sara Heins, et al.
Date: 12/2025
Sponsoring organizations: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, RAND Corporation
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Title V MCH Block Grant Program - Federated States of Micronesia, State Snapshot: FY 2026 Application/FY 2024 Annual Report
Executive summary of program activities and high-level data from the Maternal and Child Health Block Grant Program. Includes contact information and amounts of funding by source and service level.
Date: 12/2025
Sponsoring organization: Health Resources and Services Administration
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Executive summary of program activities and high-level data from the Maternal and Child Health Block Grant Program. Includes contact information and amounts of funding by source and service level.
Date: 12/2025
Sponsoring organization: Health Resources and Services Administration
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Title V MCH Block Grant Program - Palau, State Snapshot: FY 2026 Application/FY 2024 Annual Report
Executive summary of program activities and high-level data from the Maternal and Child Health Block Grant Program. Includes contact information and amounts of funding by source and service level.
Date: 12/2025
Sponsoring organization: Health Resources and Services Administration
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Executive summary of program activities and high-level data from the Maternal and Child Health Block Grant Program. Includes contact information and amounts of funding by source and service level.
Date: 12/2025
Sponsoring organization: Health Resources and Services Administration
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Title V MCH Block Grant Program - Marshall Islands State Snapshot: FY 2026 Application/FY 2024 Annual Report
Executive summary of program activities and high-level data from the Maternal and Child Health Block Grant Program. Includes contact information and amounts of funding by source and service level.
Date: 12/2025
Sponsoring organization: Health Resources and Services Administration
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Executive summary of program activities and high-level data from the Maternal and Child Health Block Grant Program. Includes contact information and amounts of funding by source and service level.
Date: 12/2025
Sponsoring organization: Health Resources and Services Administration
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Title V MCH Block Grant Program - Northern Mariana Islands, State Snapshot: FY 2026 Application/FY 2024 Annual Report
Executive summary of program activities and high-level data from the Maternal and Child Health Block Grant Program. Includes contact information and amounts of funding by source and service level.
Date: 12/2025
Sponsoring organization: Health Resources and Services Administration
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Executive summary of program activities and high-level data from the Maternal and Child Health Block Grant Program. Includes contact information and amounts of funding by source and service level.
Date: 12/2025
Sponsoring organization: Health Resources and Services Administration
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Title V MCH Block Grant Program - American Samoa State Snapshot: FY 2026 Application/FY 2024 Annual Report
Executive summary of program activities and high-level data from the Maternal and Child Health Block Grant Program. Includes contact information and amounts of funding by source and service level.
Date: 12/2025
Sponsoring organization: Health Resources and Services Administration
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Executive summary of program activities and high-level data from the Maternal and Child Health Block Grant Program. Includes contact information and amounts of funding by source and service level.
Date: 12/2025
Sponsoring organization: Health Resources and Services Administration
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Title V MCH Block Grant Program - Guam State Snapshot: FY 2026 Application/FY 2024 Annual Report
Executive summary of program activities and high-level data from the Maternal and Child Health Block Grant Program. Includes contact information and amounts of funding by source and service level.
Date: 12/2025
Sponsoring organization: Health Resources and Services Administration
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Executive summary of program activities and high-level data from the Maternal and Child Health Block Grant Program. Includes contact information and amounts of funding by source and service level.
Date: 12/2025
Sponsoring organization: Health Resources and Services Administration
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