ARE RURAL FACILITIES READY FOR COVID-19?
With the rise and influx of the COVID-19 virus, rural healthcare facilities have a much greater risk of quickly becoming overwhelmed and overrun without an emergency plan or a preparedness plan in place. Rural healthcare facilities are often smaller than major urban hospitals, limiting staff and confining sick patients often to one central location. When […]
THE IMPORTANCE OF TELE-HEALTH FOR RURAL HEALTHCARE FACILITIES
So, What’s The Importance of TeleHealth for Rural Healthcare Facilities? Rural healthcare facilities are facing unique challenges when it comes to proving timely access to quality healthcare. Most of the barriers to rural healthcare access, such as workforce shortages, distance and transportation, social stigma and privacy issues, can be overcome by utilizing tele-health solutions. Employing […]
FACILITY PREPAREDNESS FOR COVID-19
Importance of a Preparedness Plan Protecting both healthcare providers as well as patients from potentially deadly viruses such as COVID-19 is essential, even if you do not currently have an influx of patients who are carrying the strain of the virus. In order to minimize and eliminate the risk of spreading the virus throughout your […]
FIVE BARRIERS TO RURAL HEALTHCARE ACCESS
The wall between your facility and your community Timely access to quality healthcare services has a profound effect on every aspect of a person’s health. However, rural residents, who account for almost 19.3% of the US Population, are facing inequalities when it comes to both access and quality of healthcare. Rural healthcare facilities are left […]
NATIONAL DRUNK & DRUGGED DRIVING PREVENTION MONTH
Rural Healthcare Against Impaired Driving The month of December has been declared by presidential proclamation to be National Drunk & Drugged Driving Prevention Month. Throughout the nation, rural healthcare providers are making the commitment to do everything we can to stop the loss of life and tragic injuries that occur when impaired drivers get into accidents. The […]
