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Pioneering Innovative Ways of Service and Infrastructure Development for Rural Areas
With the passage of time, rural areas continue to have challenges. Lack of infrastructure, distance to services, and a qualified workforce continue to plaque rural health care facilities.
In the eastern corner of the state of South Dakota, a strong telehealth network is… [Read More]
Safety of Rural Nebraskans First with USDA
The city of Peru currently utilizes a 2004 Ford/Wheeled Coach ambulance as its primary and a 1991 Ford/Wheeled Coach as the back-up. The 1991 model has reached the end of its useful life. The 2004 model is two-wheel drive making it treacherous in bad weather, reducing the… [Read More]
USDA Meeting the Health Care Needs of Nebraskans
Henderson Health Care Services' long term care facility, built in 1960, had reached the end of its useful life. The electrical and mechanical systems were failing and out of date. Electrical and data line infrastructure was an issue due to the advancement of modern technology… [Read More]
Equipment Beneficial for Both Diagnosis and Therapy of Patients
The Huron Regional Medical Center has invested in new fluoroscopy equipment. Fluoroscopy is an imaging technique that uses x-rays to obtain real-time moving images of the interior of an object. The equipment allows a physician to see the internal structure and function of a… [Read More]
Rural Development project uses 3D printing in fight against COVID-19 spread
As Kentucky does its best to battle the spread of COVID-19, state and medical providers are looking for ways to answer the increasing need for medical personal protective equipment. One of those responding in a big way is a somewhat unlikely source: Somerset Community College,… [Read More]
A Rural Hospital Success Story
While stories abound about rural hospitals closing across the country, Curry General Hospital on the southern Oregon coast demonstrates how a rural hospital can expand and thrive.
In Gold Beach, residents were served by a small, outdated facility that was built in the 1950s and… [Read More]
Integrated Health Care comes to Canon City, Colorado
Integrated health care has come to Canon City. No longer will patients have to travel from location to location to access services, thanks in part to a loan from USDA Rural Development.
Valley-Wide Health Systems, Inc. has been in business since 1976 and has numerous… [Read More]
Hospital Addition Brings New Services and Patients
The City of St. Paul (pop. 2,290) is home to the Howard County Medical Center (HCMC), a 16 bed Critical Access Hospital and rural health clinic. The Center had outgrown their service area and needed to expand in order to eliminate overcrowding and to allow concentration and… [Read More]
Renovations Bring Major Changes
The City of Minden, Neb. (pop. 2,923), is the home of Kearney County Health Services, a 10 bed Critical Access Hospital with an attached rural health clinic that provides acute and swing bed inpatient care, emergency care, primary care, as well as outpatient surgery, laboratory… [Read More]
Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grant Helps Schools, Students and Parents
The School-Based TeleHealth (SBTH) program is a collaboration between Richland County School District One (RCSD 1) and Prisma Health-Midlands to provide education and health care services in the Lower Richland Community. This project serves some of the neediest families in the… [Read More]