Tag: rural healthcare
Rural doctor shortage is impacting patient care, outcomes
Rural areas have roughly 30 physicians or specialists for every 100,000 people, while urban areas have 263, according to a recent survey from the National Rural Health Association.
Lack of access to hospitals, grocery stores is killing rural residents:...
Rural Americans are more likely to suffer from conditions like heart disease, diabetes, kidney disease and hypertension, and more likely to die from those afflictions, the USDA’s Economic Research Service concluded in a study released in March.
Challenges in rural healthcare discussed by Pa. legislators
If rural hospitals like the ones Dr. Beth Piccione oversees in Lawrence and Mercer counties aren’t supported, vulnerable people won’t be just inconvenienced, “they’ll be in dire straits.”
