NRHA is proud to release a report entitled “Rural Relevance Under Healthcare Reform: A Performance-Based Assessment of Rural Health care in America” presenting summary findings from research conducted by iVantage Health Analytics. The report sheds new, multi-dimensional light on the rural healthcare delivery systems using the latest Medicare shared Savings data files, the first nationwide hospital rating system to evaluate rural hospitals, and the industry’s largest proprietary rural Emergency Department database.
Click here for the press release and here for the full report.
Chart your facility’s success at the Rural Health Clinic (Sept. 25-26) and Critical Access Hospital (Sept. 26-28) conferences in Kansas City. The goal of these events is to share effective practices and policies to provide insights on best practices addressing many of the access, quality and patient safety issues confronted by CAHs and RHCs. They’re NRHA's fastest-growing events for a reason, so click 
Rosemary McKenzie's passion for rural health and dedication to multicultural and multiracial populations were unparalleled. Rosemary served as the National Rural Health Association's minority liaison and program services manager in the Kansas City, Mo., office for 27 years. She died in 2011 due to complications from pancreatic cancer. NRHA is looking for individuals who have mobilized their communities and have dedicated their lives to improving the health of multiracial and multicultural populations in the same spirit as Rosemary.