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Rural Hospitals Find Ways to Survive, Expand
By Katelyn Newman, Staff Writer – US News & World Report IN NOVEMBER 2017, A Southern town that was home to the nation’s first 911 call was hit with hard news: Its local hospital would close its doors by year’s end. With Lakeland Community Hospital gone, the closest emergency room for residents of Haleyville, Alabama – a town of about 4,000 people –… -
Air access is a big deal for rural Montana: Essential Air allows doctors to visit rural patients
January 23, 2019 •By Eric Dietrich When Lana Zellner and her husband — an architect and a software developer, respectively — moved to Philipsburg from New York City five years ago seeking a quieter place to call home, they joined the ranks of Montana’s remote workers. In doing so, they brought their professional incomes into a rural Montana community… -
USDA Invests in Rural Water and Wastewater Infrastructure in 46 States
WASHINGTON, Dec. 4, 2018 – Assistant to the Secretary for Rural Development Anne Hazlett today announced that USDA is investing $1.2 billion to help rebuild and improve rural water infrastructure for 936,000 rural Americans living in 46 states. “Access to water is a key driver for economic opportunity and quality of life in rural communities,” Hazlett said. “Under… -
Rural Broadband Advocates Look to Expand Telehealth and Telemedicine Services
By Eric Wicklund November 2018 – Rural broadband advocates are looking to put pressure on the Federal Communications Commission to expand broadband services through TV white space technology, which could be used to expand telehealth and telemedicine services to remote parts of the country. In a letter to the FCC, a group of 44 communications companies and organizations… -
CALS integrates Best Practices Mobile SIM Lab into Polson, MT, course
Last week we offered a 3-day CALS course at Providence St. Joseph Medical Center in Polson, MT. This was the pilot program integrating the Best Practices Mobile SIM Lab into the Obstetrical Deliveries portion of the course. It was a great success and very well-received by all. We look forward to continuing our relationship with… -
Top 20 Critical Access Hospital Winners
We would like to congratulate these hospitals who have received recognition as highest ranking critical care access hospitals in the country. CALS is proud to also work with these facilities to support the highest quality rural emergency medical education for their emergency teams. These facilities received their awards recently at the Critical Care Hospital Conference…