Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Healthcare facilities
Severe Maternal Morbidity in Tennessee, 2018-2022
Focuses on severe maternal morbidity (SMM) occurring during hospitalizations for childbirth in Tennessee, including during the COVID-19 pandemic. Features statistics including SMM rates by maternal residence, with breakdowns by urban, urban adjacent, and rural counties.
Date: 04/2025
Sponsoring organization: Tennessee Department of Health
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Focuses on severe maternal morbidity (SMM) occurring during hospitalizations for childbirth in Tennessee, including during the COVID-19 pandemic. Features statistics including SMM rates by maternal residence, with breakdowns by urban, urban adjacent, and rural counties.
Date: 04/2025
Sponsoring organization: Tennessee Department of Health
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Arkansas Hospitals, 2025
Map of Arkansas identifying the names and locations of acute care hospitals, Critical Access Hospitals, and Rural Emergency Hospitals.
Date: 04/2025
Sponsoring organization: Arkansas Foundation for Medical Care (AFMC)
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Map of Arkansas identifying the names and locations of acute care hospitals, Critical Access Hospitals, and Rural Emergency Hospitals.
Date: 04/2025
Sponsoring organization: Arkansas Foundation for Medical Care (AFMC)
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10 Things to Know About Rural Hospitals
Presents information and data on rural hospitals and rural hospital finances. Compares insurance coverage of discharges and births, margins, and the impact of Medicaid expansion by hospitals' rural and urban location. Includes information on rural hospital closures and Medicare special payment designations for rural hospitals. Discusses the potential impacts of recent federal spending proposals on rural hospitals.
Author(s): Scott Hulver, Zachary Levinson, Jamie Godwin, Tricia Neuman
Date: 04/2025
Sponsoring organization: KFF
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Presents information and data on rural hospitals and rural hospital finances. Compares insurance coverage of discharges and births, margins, and the impact of Medicaid expansion by hospitals' rural and urban location. Includes information on rural hospital closures and Medicare special payment designations for rural hospitals. Discusses the potential impacts of recent federal spending proposals on rural hospitals.
Author(s): Scott Hulver, Zachary Levinson, Jamie Godwin, Tricia Neuman
Date: 04/2025
Sponsoring organization: KFF
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Innovative Rural Hospitals Think Beyond Tradition to Improve Access to Care
Provides examples of how rural hospitals are utilizing technology to improve access to care for their patients. Discusses artificial intelligence (AI), drone delivery of medicines, nurse-run telehealth hubs, and digital front doors.
Date: 04/2025
Sponsoring organization: American Hospital Association
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Provides examples of how rural hospitals are utilizing technology to improve access to care for their patients. Discusses artificial intelligence (AI), drone delivery of medicines, nurse-run telehealth hubs, and digital front doors.
Date: 04/2025
Sponsoring organization: American Hospital Association
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Rural Hospital Closures and Nursing Home Outcomes
Details a study exploring the effect of rural hospital closures on rural nursing home outcomes in the corresponding county. Discusses care utilization and resident health and compares effects of hospital-based and non-hospital-based long-term care facilities.
Author(s): Emmaline Keesee, Tyler Malone, Susie Gurzenda, George Pink
Citation: Journal of Rural Health, 41(2), e70026
Date: 04/2025
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Details a study exploring the effect of rural hospital closures on rural nursing home outcomes in the corresponding county. Discusses care utilization and resident health and compares effects of hospital-based and non-hospital-based long-term care facilities.
Author(s): Emmaline Keesee, Tyler Malone, Susie Gurzenda, George Pink
Citation: Journal of Rural Health, 41(2), e70026
Date: 04/2025
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Quantifying Arizona's Dental Health Workforce Shortage Using Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) Data: Updated April 2025
Reports on dental workforce shortages in Arizona. Includes data on safety net providers and workforce supply in Arizona counties and tribal nations.
Author(s): B. Koch, C. Drake, A. Garn, D. Derksen
Date: 04/2025
Sponsoring organization: Arizona Center for Rural Health
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Reports on dental workforce shortages in Arizona. Includes data on safety net providers and workforce supply in Arizona counties and tribal nations.
Author(s): B. Koch, C. Drake, A. Garn, D. Derksen
Date: 04/2025
Sponsoring organization: Arizona Center for Rural Health
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Critical Access Hospital Case Study on Recruitment & Retention
Webinar recording on strategies for recruitment and retention at Critical Access Hospitals, featuring Rob Bloom of Wintergreen and Rich Duvall of North Star Health Alliance. Discusses best practices for aligning workforce incentives, benefits, and organizational goals in rural CAHs. See video description for transcript.
Author(s): Rob Bloom, Rich Duvall
Date: 04/2025
Sponsoring organization: Oklahoma State University Center for Rural Health
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Webinar recording on strategies for recruitment and retention at Critical Access Hospitals, featuring Rob Bloom of Wintergreen and Rich Duvall of North Star Health Alliance. Discusses best practices for aligning workforce incentives, benefits, and organizational goals in rural CAHs. See video description for transcript.
Author(s): Rob Bloom, Rich Duvall
Date: 04/2025
Sponsoring organization: Oklahoma State University Center for Rural Health
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Sustaining Rural Hospital Access: Adjustments to Medicare Rural Hospital Designations
Describes the history of Medicare rural hospital designations. Discusses how traditional Medicare, Medicare Advantage, and Medicaid impact hospital finances. Outlines policy recommendations to the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Congress regarding rural hospitals designations, payment adjustments, Medicare Advantage, and rural ambulance and emergency services.
Author(s): Emma Sheffert, Maya Sandalow
Date: 04/2025
Sponsoring organization: Bipartisan Policy Center
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Describes the history of Medicare rural hospital designations. Discusses how traditional Medicare, Medicare Advantage, and Medicaid impact hospital finances. Outlines policy recommendations to the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Congress regarding rural hospitals designations, payment adjustments, Medicare Advantage, and rural ambulance and emergency services.
Author(s): Emma Sheffert, Maya Sandalow
Date: 04/2025
Sponsoring organization: Bipartisan Policy Center
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Opioid Stewardship Programs in Rural Arizona
Provides an overview of Opioid Stewardship Programs (OSPs), and discusses OSP implementation and knowledge in Arizona from a survey of 39 Arizona rural hospital leaders and professionals. Includes an infographic on the results of the OSP survey and links to OSP training resources.
Author(s): Bridget S. Murphy
Date: 04/2025
Sponsoring organization: Arizona Center for Rural Health
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Provides an overview of Opioid Stewardship Programs (OSPs), and discusses OSP implementation and knowledge in Arizona from a survey of 39 Arizona rural hospital leaders and professionals. Includes an infographic on the results of the OSP survey and links to OSP training resources.
Author(s): Bridget S. Murphy
Date: 04/2025
Sponsoring organization: Arizona Center for Rural Health
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Critical Access Hospitals in Arkansas, 2025
Map showing names and locations of Arkansas Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs).
Date: 04/2025
Sponsoring organization: Arkansas Hospital Association
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Map showing names and locations of Arkansas Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs).
Date: 04/2025
Sponsoring organization: Arkansas Hospital Association
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