Rural health

Glenn Medical Center’s ‘heartbreaking’ closure will put 150 people out of work and send rural patients to neighboring counties for care.

The closure of rural hospitals is a looming problem across all of California. Two Inland Empire lawmakers are urging state officials to take action to save a hospital in Blythe.

A previous Bay Area Hospital board was working on an agreement that would have Tennessee-based Quorum Health run operations.

Klamath Falls may someday become home to Oregon's second public medical school.

Shasta County supervisors voted Tuesday to hire a new health care consultant to help address the shortage of providers in the county. But the person they chose has a controversial history.

Staff at Klamath Health Partnership say the non-profit is at risk of losing crucial federal funding. The community health center’s leadership is blaming their board of directors for the crisis.

New research shows that over half of California’s rural hospitals are losing money. Forty-four percent of rural hospitals in Oregon have a similar status.

Birth doulas who help mothers through delivery are well known. But there’s a growing movement of end-of-life or death doulas. They can be especially helpful for isolated, older residents in rural areas.

Over 1,000 locations across the country have shortages of primary care doctors. A recent report says that includes parts of Siskiyou County.

Two of the three troubled California hospitals are especially vital to their communities because they’re the only emergency providers in their rural counties. Health care chains could keep them afloat.

SB 523 allows community colleges to offer nursing bachelor’s degrees, in hopes of improving education pathways, especially in rural Oregon.

Several hospitals have warned that they are struggling financially after the strains of the pandemic. A new loan program, if approved, could offer short-term relief.