Rural Health Care Leadership Conference

Celebrate ‘the Power of Rural’

National Rural Health Day spotlights the huge benefits small hospitals bring to their communities.

November 17, 2016

MaryEllen Pratt

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Rural hospitals can provide health care with a personal touch and serve as an economic engine for their communities.

Controlling Your Hospital's Future Through Regional Collaboratives

Crisp Regional Health Services has linked up with a collaboration of 30 community hospitals, working together to change health care in Georgia

April 13, 2016

Marty Stempniak

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Rather than pursuing a merger, Crisp Regional Health Services in Cordele, Ga., has decided to link up with a collaboration of 30 community hospitals, says President and CEO Steve Gautney.

How a Small Hospital Made Huge Gains in Physician Recruitment

West Park Hospital in Cody, Wyo., has excelled in a challenging environment for critical access institutions.

April 11, 2016

Marty Stempniak

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West Park Hospital in Cody, Wyo., has excelled in a challenging environment for critical access institutions, tripling the size of its medical staff in recent years and putting more than $90 million toward updating its campus, says CEO Doug McMillan.

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Columbus (Neb.) Community Hospital President and CEO Michael Hansen on Joining a Health System Collaborative

This partnership has provided the benefits of a merger without the headaches.

March 22, 2016

Marty Stempniak

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This partnership has provided the benefits of a merger without the headaches.

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Video: Putting a Structure in Place to Engage Hospital Employees, Drive Change

Southwest Health Center in Platteville, Wis., has moved away from the mindset that mission and vision are solely the responsibility of leadership.

March 7, 2016

Marty Stempniak

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Southwest Health Center in Platteville, Wis., has moved away from the mindset that mission and vision are solely the responsibility of leadership.

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Video: How An Advanced Nurse Practitioner Hospitalist Program Helped One Hospital

By implementing an advanced nurse practitioner hospitalist program, a rural hospital was able to recruit more physicians and meet community needs.

March 7, 2016

Suzanna Hoppszallern

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By implementing an advance nurse practitioner hospitalist program, a rural hospital was able to recruit more physicians and meet community needs.

Video: Using IT and Analytics to Change the Delivery Care Model

Emerging technologies are supporting innovation in health care and analytics are shaping the vision.

February 26, 2016

Suzanna Hoppszallern

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Emerging technologies are supporting innovation in health care and analytics are shaping the vision.

Video: Rural Hospital on Path for Sustainable Growth

A rural hospital was able to recover from major setbacks by involving physicians in its leadership.

February 18, 2016

Suzanna Hoppszallern

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A rural hospital was able to recover from major setbacks by involving physicians in its leadership.

Video: Rural Hospitals Face Unusual Circumstances within the Shared Evolution of the Field

A Rural Health Care Leadership Conference Wrap-up with Todd Linden, CEO of Grinnell Regional Medical Center

February 11, 2016

Marty Stempniak

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Todd Linden, president and CEO of Grinnell (Iowa) Regional Medical Center, outlines how rural hospital leaders might synthesize the lessons from the American Hospital Association's Rural Health Care Leadership Conference.

How a Critical Access Hospital Keeps Its Board, Management and Clinicians on Track

Engagement plays a big role in the success of Margaret Mary Health, says CEO Tim Putnam

February 10, 2016

Marty Stempniak

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Tim Putnam, president and CEO of Margaret Mary Health, Batesville, Ind., explains the different roles that a critical access hospital's staff, management and board need to take on to keep operations in order and ready for the future, in a video interview with Marty Stempniak, senior writer for H&HN.

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