September 7, 2016
With the recent changes in healthcare delivery, many rural clinics and hospitals are concerned about the future of their communities' healthcare, especially their emergency medical services. Will EMS in rural areas survive these changes, and is there an opportunity to thrive in a volume-to-value system? We asked five rural EMS leaders to explore the possible challenges and opportunities in the transformation of rural healthcare delivery.
September 7, 2016
Kevin McGinnis, Program Manager with the National Association of State EMS Officials (NASEMSO), discusses rural EMS's options as services switch from a traditional form to the hub and spokes model.
September 7, 2016
Diane Calmus, Government Affairs and Policy Manager at the National Rural Health Association, explores the need for a new hospital model to help rural communities gain and maintain access to emergency medical services.
September 7, 2016
Don Wood, Director of the Utah Office of Primary Care and Rural Health and Co-chair of the Joint Committee on Rural EMS Care (JCREC), discusses the effects of hospital closures on rural EMS and the role telehealth might play in the future delivery of emergency care.
September 7, 2016
Tom Nerhing, Co-chair of the Joint Committee on Rural EMS Care (JCREC) and Division Director at the North Dakota Department of Health, Division of EMS and Trauma, shares how the changes in healthcare delivery can be an opportunity for emergency medical services to provide an even greater service to rural communities.
September 7, 2016
Gary Wingrove, President of the Paramedic Foundation, discusses the vital role emergency medical services play in rural communities, and the role community paramedics can fill in a changing healthcare system.
August 10, 2016
Rural health researcher Holly Andrilla offers an international perspective on rural substance abuse issues based on her experience presenting to the United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime in Vienna, Austria.
June 13, 2016
The initial shock of the opioid epidemic is settling, and rural communities have identified several avenues to combat opioid addiction. Rural organizations are implementing innovative solutions to shrink the number of opioid overdoses, and many are finding that great success requires teamwork.
May 18, 2016
Opioid addiction continues to devastate communities across the country. However, there are some aspects of rural living that leave small communities even more vulnerable to the ever-growing epidemic.
May 13, 2015
After losing her son, Paula Lynch was helped by HopeWest Hospice's Mending Hearts adult grief support program. She now gives back by helping others as she was helped.
