Topics: Governance of healthcare organizations

Changing the Narrative — Rural Healthcare Opportunities and the Role of Emerging Leaders

While rural healthcare faces many challenges, it also possesses strengths and potential, such as its leadership. The NRHA’s Rural Health CEO Certification Program and Rural Health Fellows works to strengthen current leaders’ skills, while the University of Iowa’s and the University of South Carolina’s Master of Health Administration programs, NRHA’s Student Constituency Group, and the Oregon Rural Practice-based Research Network help shape future leaders.

As vice president for research, innovation, and evaluation at Texas-based Episcopal Health Foundation, Shao-Chee Sim, PhD, discusses how philanthropic organizations can make small rural research investments — and, in particular, leverage cross-funder collaboration — that impact not only funders themselves, but also healthcare delivery systems and the rural Americans they serve.

It’s a crisis: rural hospital closures. Helping at-risk hospitals thrive in order to continue to serve their communities, Texas A&M’s Center for Optimizing Rural Health (CORH) offers technical assistance through a federally funded program for vulnerable hospitals. The CORH team and an Oklahoma program participant share specifics on just how the program’s assistance can help keep doors open.

The shared CEO of both a North Dakota Critical Access Hospital and a Federally Qualified Health Center discusses how these two essential safety net providers work together to meet the healthcare needs of their rural region.

A Critical Access Hospital has engineered a restructuring that puts it and seven rural clinics under one corporate umbrella.

The Rural Monitor

Articles and resources on key rural health issues, from the Rural Health Information Hub

Topics: Governance of healthcare organizations

Changing the Narrative — Rural Healthcare Opportunities and the Role of Emerging Leaders

Philanthropy, Cross-Collaboration, and the Ecosystem That Is Rural Healthcare Delivery: Q&A with Dr. Shao-Chee Sim

Keeping the Doors Open: Vulnerable Rural Hospitals Benefit from Federally Funded Technical Assistance

An Interview with Darrold Bertsch

Restructuring of Vermont CAH and FQHCs Puts Emphasis on Preventative Care, Collaboration