Rural Health

About a month after Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Sanford Health and Robbinsdale, Minn.-based North Memorial Health signed a definitive agreement to combine, the organizations’ CEOs told Becker’s the timing reflects a broader reality facing healthcare: For many regional systems, long-term sustainability…

Less than half of rural hospitals in the U.S. still offer labor and delivery services, and researchers warn the situation will worsen unless commercial payers, Medicaid programs and employers change how they pay for maternity care. A June 8 report…

President Trump’s June 2 executive order to expand AI-enabled cybersecurity tools to rural hospitals could help narrow a longstanding imbalance in healthcare cybersecurity, according to two health system CIOs who say smaller organizations face the same threats as larger systems…

The New Mexico Health Care Authority announced a $76.2 million federal funding opportunity through Healthy Horizons, a component of the state’s Rural Health Transformation Program, to expand specialty, maternal, behavioral health and chronic disease care. The Santa Fe-based authority said…

For a hospital in a rural state, out-of-state recruitment can be a challenge. Chief Human Resources Officer Neil Teatsorth at San Juan Regional Medical Center in Farmington, N.M., said the state has handed hospitals a powerful new recruitment tool. New…

Some of the most exceptional care in the country is delivered close to home, in the community hospitals that serve as trusted anchors for neighborhoods, towns and regions across America. Becker’s is proud to release the 2026 edition of its…

Clay Center, Kan.-based Clay County Medical Center received a $2.5 million state grant to purchase a da Vinci 5 surgical robot, bringing robotic-assisted surgery to the rural Kansas community, CBS-affiliate WIBW 13 reported May 30.  The Kansas Department of Health…

As rural healthcare continues to face cross-winds from workforce fulfillment challenges, anticipated Medicaid cuts and revenue cycle issues, hospital leaders are confronting problems that know no ZIP code boundaries.  In Arcata, Calif., Mad River Community Hospital’s COO Matt Anderson told…

Rural healthcare is entering a period of widespread change, with financial strain and workforce shortages now running up against new policies and shifting demographics that could reshape how care is delivered, according to a March 12 research summary from Brookings.…

Morgantown, W.Va.-based WVU Medicine has partnered with Monongalia County (W.Va.) Schools to fast track healthcare careers for high schoolers. The MedEd program mixes classroom-based learning at high schools with on-site learning at a WVU Medicine or clinic, according to a…