Half of the country’s rural hospitals operate at a loss, with nearly 20 percent of facilities facing the possibility of shutting down completely. A recent report from the Chartis Center for Rural Health highlights what many rural hospitals already know: workforce shortages, […]
When rural hospitals implement telemedicine, they typically have one, possibly two, service lines. This hospital in rural Texas has eight.
Access TeleCare’s telemedicine programs bring communities across Texas closer to timely and expert specialty care. Take Palo Pinto General Hospital for example. The rural hospital serves more than 30,000 residents and launched a telePulmonary and Critical Care program with Access TeleCare to […]
Access TeleCare’s founding mission is to eliminate geographic and distance barriers to specialty care by leveraging the power of telemedicine. From its first program in rural East Texas to its national reach today, Access TeleCare has sustained a commitment to working with […]
Telemedicine as a solution for rural hospitals’ challenges is not a new concept. But, telemedicine’s documented ability to address the physician shortage and reduce hospitals’ outbound transfers is a tool for urban hospitals as well. Urban hospitals increasingly are turning to telemedicine […]
November 16 is National Rural Health Day, an opportunity to recognize and celebrate the dedicated health providers working to meet the unique health care needs of the more than 60 million Americans living in rural communities. National Rural Health Day was founded […]