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Our CEO @Amorganrural keynotes the NW #RuralHealth Conference in Spokane. Terrific to see a crowd of rural health advocates in-person!

How a 7 p.m. Walmart run and makeshift ICU in a rural Missouri hospital saved a dying patient news.stlpublicradio.org/coronavirus/20…

Who's business to worry about #ruralhealth? Read Tim Size's answer to this provocative question. @RWHC #rwhc bit.ly/31XtqJ5

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6. The very nature of a variant that is so easily spread leads many to feel like we must enter a more sustainable state of lower restrictions. Yet this perpetuates the lax response & drives down the use of low-hassle measures like mask wearing. 7/

COVID Update: I’ve interviewed well over 100 experts now. With omicron, the graphs & opinions are many but the truths are muddled. There are plenty of contradictions including 8 important ones. In that muddy world, 2022 will be shaped by differing circumstances & 3 attitudes. 1/

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For me, my baseline is to advocate for policies that favor those with the fewest choices— -Require vaccines when in crowds -Preserve best anti-virals for immunocompromised -Support frontline health care workers by reducing spread. 24/

I’m an E.R. Doctor in Michigan, Where Unvaccinated People Are Filling Hospital Beds nytimes.com/2021/12/08/opi…

Rural Healthcare Leaders Weigh Potential Impact of Covid-19 Long-Haulers - The Daily Yonder dailyyonder.com/rural-healthca…

Celebrating #RuralHealthDay Tennessee style. With @JacyWarrell who is leading a splendid #RuralHealth meeting for hundreds of attendees.

Author Brian Alexander of “the Hospital” begins his lecture at Univ of Kansas School of Architecture explaining importance of rural hospitals in #ruralhealth communities.

Hospitals, Schools and Churches are the bedrock of #rural communities. This heartbreaking piece details "The Tragedy of America’s Rural Schools" and the social determinants of #ruralhealth. It's all connected. nytimes.com/2021/09/07/mag…

Margaret Vaughn opens an in-person gathering of #ruralhealth advocates at the IRHA meeting in Champaign IL. Nice crowd showed up…and masked! Happy to be a part.

NRHAs Annual #ruralhealth Conference keynote speaker @Sarah_Smarsh writes about "What to Do With Our Covid Rage" and unpacks the layers of complexity regarding Covid vaccines in rural and in America. nytimes.com/2021/08/07/opi…

Congrats @Carrie_H_S as you're named Fesler-Lampert chair to study aging in #ruralhealth areas! Looking forward to the results of your work on this important topic. sph.umn.edu/news/henning-s…

A model that pools payer funds for key services could be the answer to rural health's financing woes. My latest for @medcitynews explains why, with insights from @BSLABACH, @MHA's Tim Moore & @UABNews' Dr. William Ferniany & more. medcitynews.com/2021/07/transf…

Transforming #ruralhealth will require a funding overhaul. Here’s one way to do it. medcitynews.com/2021/07/transf…

Surgeon General Assails Tech Companies Over Misinformation on Covid-19 nytimes.com/2021/07/15/us/…

A Record Number of #Ruralhealth Hospitals Closed During the Pandemic wnycstudios.org/story/record-n… via @TheTakeaway

🚨Research Alert🚨 How Many Hospitals Might Convert to a Rural Emergency Hospital? View and subscribe: ow.ly/fC5450Fr6We @NCrural @pinkgh #ruralhealth #hospitals

Hospitals Have Started Posting Their Prices Online. Here's What They Reveal scpr.org/news/2021/07/0… via @kpcc

An inspiring retirement message and a call to action, as Dr. Schuchat reveals "What I Learned in 33 Years at #CDCgov" #ruralhealth will miss her leadership and commitment to public health. nytimes.com/2021/06/10/opi…