Appalachian State to add nursing doctorate in 2026
The need for nurse practitioners is expected to increase by 45% in the next ten years, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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North Carolina's health disparities report shows a quickly aging population and lack of rural health care access
In a new report released by the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, the state statistics show North Carolinians are getting older and lack access to health care the more rural they are.
New specialty medical services coming to Rockingham County following Cone Health investment
Greensboro-based Cone Health announced this week a multimillion-dollar renovation project aimed at increasing access to healthcare in rural communities.
Federal fix for rural hospitals gets few takers so far
Just 18 facilities were converted into Rural Emergency Hospitals so far. Advocates and lawmakers say tweaks to the law are needed to widen the reach and keep health care in rural communities.
Can family doctors deliver rural America from its maternal health crisis?
More than half of American counties don't have an obstetrician. Family physicians, working in teams with proper support, could be the answer to the crisis in rural obstetric care.
A mobile clinic parked at a Dollar General? It says a lot about rural health care
Dollar General's primary care experiment could help solve rural America's care shortage. But it's getting a chilly reception in Tennessee.
Just two doctors serve this small Alabama town. What's next when they want to retire?
Like much of rural America, LaFayette, Alabama, has no hospital or urgent care clinic. As the town's two primary care doctors approach retirement, some experiments are bubbling up to care for people.
Rural nursing home operators say new staff rules would cause more closures
The Biden administration says a recently proposed minimum staffing standard would help ensure quality care, but nursing home leaders predict it will accelerate a trend of closures in rural America.
Clinics on wheels bring doctors and dentists to health care deserts
Health care vans that provided COVID testing and vaccines in the pandemic are now providing a range of health services in hard-to-reach communities. New access to federal funds could expand the trend.
Buy a rural hospital for $100? Investors pick up struggling institutions for pennies
Some rural hospitals are in such bad shape, they're selling for next to nothing. One company is snapping several distressed or closed hospitals in rural Tennessee, hoping to turn a profit.