Experts say community paramedicine programs, which involve paramedics checking in on people with known health issues before an emergency happens, can cut costs and ease strains on health care systems in rural areas.

A new federal program is dropping rural hospitals a lifeline to keep emergency services available as they struggle to turn a profit.

The pandemic changed tech and personnel matters, says surgeon Eric Henderson. But the empathy required and the lovely setting remain the same.

For rural communities, a key question: Can a new company that is taking over ownership restore confidence in the care the local hospital provides?

An uptick in vaccination rates in the rural United States corresponds with rising COVID-19 infections and a slimming number of ICU beds.

Dollar General, with more than 17,000 stores, is moving into health care. Many rural communities have lost hospitals in recent years.

In America, around 28% of doctors, 35% of home aides and 20% of nursing assistants are foreign born.

Without enough patients with health insurance, hospitals are closing in rural parts of the country. Some communities have turned to hybrid health centers — shy of a hospital but more than a clinic — to try to meet their community's health needs.

A new report outlines the challenges the health care system in rural communities faces.