The U.S. faces a crucial shortage of medical providers, especially in rural areas. The problem has been building for a while, ...

Five years after the World Health Organization declared COVID a global pandemic and the first Trump administration announced ...

The Crete Area Medical Center is marking a big milestone, and current members of the medical staff who remember working in the old hospital are reflecting on the changes they’ve seen through the years ...

"When you have women that have problems, they might have babies early," Terry said. "If it takes you an hour, an ...

Rural Tennesseans already have limited access to labor and delivery services, and a recent study shows the problem could get ...

Rural and community hospitals across the country are innovating to overcome challenges like rising operational costs, geographic isolation, patient access, and outmigration. An emerging practical and ...

"The ripples of a hospital in a rural community are many beyond just the health and well-being of the people we serve directly," he said. Medicaid reimbursement is a crucial part of Southwest Memorial ...

Northwell Health paid $20 billion for four Connecticut hospitals, including Sharon Hospital in the Northwest Corner, where ...

Same thing is happening in rural Minnesota. Projects for roads, bridges and treatment plants are having federal money shut off because, according to Trump's administration, the program that funded ...

“Operating as a rural standalone hospital in today’s health care landscape is particularly challenging.” State association counseling on how cuts could play out There is no certainty about ...

At least five nurses working on the same floor of a Boston-area hospital have been diagnosed with brain tumors, and they're looking for answers. The nurse's union at the hospital, the ...

(Photo by Robb Long / KFF Health News) This story was originally published by KFF Health News. Rural hospital leaders are questioning whether they can continue to afford to do business with Medicare ...