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Rural Health Information Hub

American Hospital Association (AHA)

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Represents and serves all types of hospitals, healthcare networks, patients, and communities.
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Healthcare Quality · Hospitals · Rural Emergency Hospitals · Rural Health Policy

Upcoming Events (2)

  • 2025 38th Annual Rural Health Care Leadership Conference, Feb 23 - 26, 2025, view details
  • 2025 AHA Leadership Summit, Jul 20 - 22, 2025, view details

Funding & Opportunities (6)

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Resources (150)

  • 2024 Rural Advocacy Agenda, 02/2024, view details
  • The 340B Drug Pricing Program: A Small Part of the Prescription Drug Market, Delivering Large Benefits to Patients and Communities, 03/2024, view details
  • 5 Strategies Rural Hospitals Are Using to Bolster Their Workforce, 03/2019, view details
  • Adapting to the New Workforce Environment: Hannibal Regional Healthcare System Outreach, 11/2023, view details
  • Addressing Food Insecurity in Rural Tennessee, 05/2023, view details
  • Advancing Transcultural Care through Cultural Competency, 01/2022, view details
  • AHA Future of Rural Health Care Task Force: Final Recommendations, 05/2021, view details
  • AHA Hospital Statistics, view details
  • AHA Quality and Patient Safety, view details
  • AHA Rural Health Services, view details
  • AHA Rural Health Services Tools and Resources, view details
  • AHA Rural Health Update Newsletters, view details
  • AHA's Rural Podcast Series, view details
  • Analysis: Hospitals and Health Systems Are Critical to Preserving Access to Care for Rural Communities, 01/2024, view details
  • Assessing the Impact of COVID-19 on Rural Hospitals, 04/2024, view details
  • The Benefits and Challenges of Converting to a Rural Emergency Hospital, 06/2023, view details
  • A Best Practices Approach to Treating Maternal Hemorrhage, 02/2020, view details
  • Big Changes with the New Rural Emergency Hospital Model, 04/2023, view details
  • Bridging the Gap Between Clinical Care and Community Population Health, 07/2023, view details
  • Bridging the Sectors: A Compendium of Resources - Partnering to Support Individuals with Complex Medical and Social Needs, 04/2024, view details
  • Building a Community Health Worker Program: The Key to Better Care, Better Outcomes, & Lower Costs, 07/2018, view details
  • Building a Diverse Rural Workforce with Northern Light Health, 02/2024, view details
  • Building a Rural Nursing Workforce With Fisher-Titus Medical Center, 08/2023, view details
  • CAH Legislative History, view details
  • CARES Act: Provisions to Help Rural Hospitals, 04/2020, view details
  • Case Study: Avera Behavioral Health, 04/2021, view details
  • Case Study: Exploring Options to Deploy Capitated Payments to Enhance Primary Care in Rural Settings, 12/2020, view details
  • The Clinical and Business Cases for Opening a Maternity Care Unit in a CAH, 01/2022, view details
  • Co-located Critical Access & Behavioral Health Hospital: Charles A. Cannon Jr. Memorial Hospital and Appalachian Regional Behavioral Hospital, 07/2022, view details
  • Collaboration and Flexibility Are Cornerstones of LifePoint Health's Vaccination Efforts, 07/2021, view details
  • Community Collaboration During COVID-19: Reaching Hmong and Latino Residents in a Rural Setting, 10/2020, view details
  • Community Connections: Ideas & Innovations for Hospital Leaders, 01/2015, view details
  • Community Partnerships: Advancing Behavioral Health Access in Rural Communities, 07/2022, view details
  • Converting to Rural Emergency Hospitals, 05/2024, view details
  • Culturally-Safe Maternal Care for Indigenous Women, 11/2024, view details
  • Cybersecurity Insights and Resources for Rural Hospitals, view details
  • Details on HHS' Distribution of Emergency Funds to Hospitals with High COVID-19 Admissions and Rural Providers, 05/2020, view details
  • The Doorway at Cheshire Medical Center Leads to Healing, 02/2023, view details
  • Doulas Enhance the Birthing Experience: Brookings Health System, Brookings, SD, 11/2020, view details
  • The Effects of Medicare Advantage on Rural Hospitals With St. Bernards Healthcare, 01/2024, view details
  • Emerging Strategies to Ensure Access to Health Care Services: Emergency Medical Center, 11/2017, view details
  • Emerging Strategies to Ensure Access to Health Care Services: Frontier Health System, 11/2017, view details
  • Emerging Strategies to Ensure Access to Health Care Services: Indian Health Services Strategy, 03/2017, view details
  • Emerging Strategies to Ensure Access to Health Care Services: Rural Hospital-Health Clinic Integration, 08/2018, view details
  • Emerging Strategies to Ensure Access to Health Care Services: Urgent Care Centers, 11/2017, view details
  • Emerging Strategies to Ensure Access to Health Care Services: Virtual Care Strategies, 11/2017, view details
  • Ensuring Access To Care: 340B Arrangements with Community and Specialty Pharmacies Improve Access to Care for Underserved Patients, 09/2024, view details
  • Equity of Care Award Winner Monument Health: A Commitment to Inclusion, 10/2023, view details
  • Estimate of Federal Payment Reductions to Hospitals Following the ACA 2010-2028: Estimates and Methodology, 06/2018, view details
  • Estimate of Federal Payment Reductions to Hospitals Following the ACA: 2010-2029: Estimates and Methodology, 10/2019, view details
  • The Evolution of Rural Emergency Hospitals as a New Model of Care, 11/2023, view details
  • Expanding Telehealth Services and Access for Successful Maternal Care, 11/2024, view details
  • Fact Sheet: Rural Community Hospital (RCH) Demonstration, 05/2020, view details
  • Fact Sheet: Telehealth, 02/2019, view details
  • Fast Facts on U.S. Hospitals, 2025, 2025, view details
  • Fast Facts: U.S. Rural Hospitals, 2023, 12/2023, view details
  • Feeding the Residents of Hardeman County Tennessee, 02/2023, view details
  • The First 1,000 Days of Life: Creating Brighter Futures for New Moms and Babies, 04/2024, view details
  • Four Stages of Planning and Implementation During COVID-19: One Rural Hospital's Preparations, 04/2020, view details
  • From Surviving to Thriving: Ways to Boost Employee Retention in Rural Health Care, 07/2024, view details
  • The Future of Rural Hospitals and Health Systems, 11/2023, view details
  • Getting in Front of COVID-19: Addressing Social Determinants of Health to Save the Lives of Seniors, 04/2020, view details
  • Health Equity at the Center of Rural Care, 12/2024, view details
  • Healthy St. Landry Alliance Leads Coordinated Community Response During COVID-19 Pandemic, 05/2020, view details
  • Helping Boards Help Rural Hospitals, 05/2024, view details
  • The Hospital as a Convener in Rural Communities, 04/2021, view details
  • Hospital Merger Benefits: Views from Hospital Leaders and Econometric Analysis - An Update, 09/2019, view details
  • Hospitals and Health Systems Ensuring Access in Their Communities: A Compendium of Case Examples, 02/2018, view details
  • Hospitals Face Financial Challenges Due to COVID-19, 07/2020, view details
  • How a Rural Health System Continues to Provide Essential Obstetric Services, 07/2024, view details
  • How Becoming a "Blue Zone" Advanced the Health of Klamath Falls, Oregon, 01/2022, view details
  • How Clarke County Hospital Is Expanding Its Telehealth Services into Home Monitoring COVID-19 Patients, 07/2020, view details
  • How Community Investment Saved a Rural Health System, 06/2023, view details
  • How Rural Hospitals Improve Value and Affordability, 02/2019, view details
  • How to Reach the Next Generation of Health Care Workers with Hannibal Regional Healthcare System, 04/2024, view details
  • HSHS St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital – Community Diabetes Programs, 12/2017, view details
  • Illinois Rural Community Care Organization – Princeton, IL: Statewide Rural Accountable Care Organization, 03/2018, view details
  • The Imperative for Strategic Workforce Planning And Development: Challenges and Opportunities, 2017, view details
  • Improving Access and Quality of Maternal and Infant Services in Rural Iowa through a Regional Center of Excellence, 08/2022, view details
  • Improving Maternal and Infant Services in Rural Iowa, 09/2023, view details
  • Improving Maternity Care for Indigenous Populations, 11/2023, view details
  • Issue Brief: Creating a High-value Telehealth Strategy, 03/2020, view details
  • Issue Brief: Integrated Behavioral Health is High-value Care, 12/2019, view details
  • KSB Hospital Response for Coronavirus (COVID-19) - Katherine Shaw Bethea Hospital, Dixon, Ill., 04/2020, view details
  • Leadership Dialogue Series: Strengthening Rural Health Care with Jennifer Havens, 02/2023, view details
  • Living and Learning Through COVID-19 - Samaritan North Lincoln Hospital and Samaritan Pacific Communities Hospital, 08/2020, view details
  • Maternal and Child Health Resources: 2023 Synopsis, 02/2024, view details
  • Meeting Essential Health Services And Reimagining Obstetrics In A Rural Community, 04/2024, view details
  • National Rural Health Day 2022: Dr. Roxie Wells Talks Hospital Resilience in the Face of Change, 11/2022, view details
  • A National Staffing Emergency in Rural Health Care, 12/2023, view details
  • Navigating Rural Health Care: Solutions for Attracting Talent and Caring for the Community, 11/2024, view details
  • A Nine-Step Roadmap for Implementing Lean in Rural Hospitals, 02/2019, view details
  • No Vacancy: How Dartmouth Health is Solving Workforce Shortages, 03/2024, view details
  • Northern Maine Medical Center – Fort Kent, Maine: Purchase of Retail Pharmacy Enhances Services to the Community, 10/2018, view details
  • Obstetrics: U.S. Rural Hospitals, 04/2022, view details
  • OSF HealthCare – Peoria, IL: Connecting Health Systems and Community-Based Organizations to Improve Outcomes, 05/2018, view details
  • The Other Side of Rural Health Care, 07/2023, view details
  • Partnering to Improve Birth Outcomes in a Rural Community: Kearny County Hospital, Lakin, KS, 02/2021, view details
  • Partnering to Improve Health and Wellbeing via Community Based Care Coordination in Rural Minnesota, 01/2022, view details
  • Partnerships, Mergers, and Acquisitions Can Provide Benefits to Certain Hospitals and Communities, 10/2021, view details
  • The Path to Follow When You Can't Go It Alone, 08/2023, view details
  • PeaceHealth Is Vaccinating Rural America Through Peer-to-Peer Outreach, 05/2021, view details
  • Physician Alliance Well-Being Case Study: Avera Health, 09/2018, view details
  • Preparing for and Rebuilding from a Natural Disaster in Graves County, KY, 08/2022, view details
  • The Promise of Telehealth For Hospitals, Health Systems and Their Communities, 01/2015, view details
  • Promoting a Nutritious Diet Inside and Outside the Hospital, 09/2017, view details
  • Providing Behavioral Health Support for Older Adults, 05/2024, view details
  • Rapid Deployment of Telehealth Services for Rural Hospitals Fighting COVID-19, 04/2020, view details
  • Ray of Hope Behavioral Health Program: Cottage Hospital – Woodsville, NH, 06/2018, view details
  • The Realities of Behavioral Health in Rural Communities, 11/2024, view details
  • Realizing the Promise of Telehealth: Understanding the Legal and Regulatory Challenges, 05/2015, view details
  • Recruiting and Retaining an International Health Care Workforce, 07/2023, view details
  • Recruiting the Next Generation of Behavioral Health Professionals, 05/2023, view details
  • Redesigning Care: A How-to Guide for Hospitals and Health Systems Seeking to Implement, Strengthen and Sustain Telebehavioral Health, 03/2019, view details
  • Retaining A Rural Nursing Workforce: It Takes A Village, 05/2023, view details
  • Rural COVID-19 Case Study: Surviving a COVID-19 Surge, 04/2020, view details
  • Rural Hospital Closures Threaten Access: Solutions to Preserve Care in Local Communities, 09/2022, view details
  • Rural Hospital Shifts Operations in Anticipation of COVID-19 Surge, 04/2020, view details
  • Rural Hospitals: Community Cornerstones Facing Perilous Threats to Care, 02/2023, view details
  • Rural Report: Challenges Facing Rural Communities and the Roadmap to Ensure Local Access to High-Quality, Affordable Care, 02/2019, view details
  • San Luis Valley Hospital Delivers When Families Need Obstetric Care, 04/2024, view details
  • "Saving People's Lives": Access to Mental Health and Addiction Services in Rural Communities, 09/2024, view details
  • Scanning the Headlines: Small or Rural Hospitals, 11/2017, view details
  • Small Rural Hospital Helps Build 'Bridge' to Addiction Services with New Mobile Clinic, 03/2023, view details
  • Social Determinants of Health Series: Housing and the Role of Hospitals, 08/2017, view details
  • Social Determinants of Health Series: Transportation and the Role of Hospitals, 11/2017, view details
  • Stem the Tide: Addressing the Opioid Epidemic, 2017, view details
  • Stem the Tide: Opioid Stewardship Measurement Implementation Guide, 2020, view details
  • Strategies for Rural Health Leaders' Success in a Post-COVID-19 World, 05/2022, view details
  • A Strategy to Tackle Public Health Misinformation, 05/2023, view details
  • Strengthening Risk Communications in Rural Health Care Emergency Management, 06/2023, view details
  • Strict Entry Procedures at St. Joseph's Hospital of Buckhannon in W.Va., 01/2022, view details
  • Suicide Prevention in Wisconsin's Farming Communities, 09/2024, view details
  • Tackling the Opioid Crisis in a Rural Community, 09/2017, view details
  • Tanner Health System: Promoting Healthy Behaviors, 01/2020, view details
  • Task Force on Ensuring Access in Vulnerable Communities, 11/2016, view details
  • Tax-Exempt Hospitals Provided Nearly $130 Billion in Total Benefits to Their Communities: Results from 2020 Tax-Exempt Hospitals' Schedule H Community Benefit Reports, 10/2023, view details
  • Teaching Hospitals: Preparing Tomorrow's Physicians Today, 06/2015, view details
  • Telehealth: Delivering the Right Care, at the Right Place, at the Right Time, 07/2017, view details
  • Telehomecare Monitoring Services: Eastern Maine Healthcare Systems VNA Home Health Hospice, 04/2018, view details
  • Telepsychiatry Program: Children's Hospital and Medical Center, 07/2018, view details
  • Treating Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders in Rural Montana, 07/2021, view details
  • Trends in Hospital Inpatient Drug Costs: Issues and Challenges, 10/2016, view details
  • Understanding CMS' Changes to Hospital Overall Star Ratings, 07/2022, view details
  • Using Z Codes to Improve Health Equity in Rural Indiana, 10/2022, view details
  • The Value Initiative Members in Action: Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center - Lebanon, N.H, 12/2019, view details
  • Virtual Urgent Care - Bryan Health, Lincoln, NE, 02/2018, view details
  • Wilson Medical Center Implements Creative Care Alternatives to Address COVID-19, 04/2020, view details
  • Working Towards Health Equity in the Rural Space, 08/2023, view details
  • Youth in Crisis: How an Innovative Program is Addressing Pediatric Mental Health, 08/2024, view details