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5th CALS Conference on Rural Emergency Medicine
January 10, 2019 •SAVE the DATE! 5th CALS Conference on Rural Emergency Care September 27, 2019 Location: Continuing Education and Conference Center University of Minnesota, St Paul Campus Follow Conference updates on the CALS website and Facebook page www.calsprogram.org www.facebook.com/calsconference A Full day of presentations, interactive hands-on modules and other activities… -
How far Americans live from the closest hospital differs by community type
January 4, 2019 •By Onyi Lam, Brian Broderick and Skye Toor/ Rural Americans are more likely than people in urban and suburban areas to say access to good doctors and hospitals is a major problem in their community. Nearly a quarter (23%) of Americans in rural areas say this, compared with 18% of urbanites and 9% of… -
Suicide rate rises in Minnesota in 2017, driven largely by a spike in male suicides
By NICK FERRARO | Pioneer Press | Suicides increased 5 percent in Minnesota last year, prompting state officials to warn of a growing public health challenge and remind residents that there are resources for help. According to data released Monday by the state Department of Health, 783 Minnesotans died by suicide in 2017. That is… -
H.R. 315 Signed into Law to Address Shortage of Maternity Care Health Professionals in Rural Areas
On Monday, Dec. 17, 2018, President Donald Trump signed into law H.R. 315, the Improving Access to Maternity Care Act, which collects information on health professional shortage areas identified as in need of maternity care health services and distributes maternity care health professionals to those areas. Geographic maldistribution of health care providers has resulted in… -
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… -
Support CALS with a donation on Give to the Max Day Nov. 15!
Rural hospitals have long struggled to provide adequate emergency care. Not only do they face problems in recruiting and retaining experienced staff, they must also provide expensive, ongoing training in a wide range of specialized emergency topics. The CALS (Comprehensive Advanced Life Support) Program was founded in 1993 in response to this serious problem. CALS… -
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… -
Website Technical Difficulties
October 16, 2018 •We are experiencing a few technical difficulties with the new website. If you are having trouble registering for a course or accessing the instructor portal, please call the CALS office at 612-624-8776. We are sorry for the inconvenience, and we appreciate your patience as we work through these issues. Thank you.