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How far Americans live from the closest hospital differs by community type
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…