/tags/rural-health Rural Health en-US Copyright © 2024 �������� Mon, 21 Oct 2024 10:00:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2024-10-21/rolla-based-phelps-health-plans-deal-to-take-over-rural-hospital-in-salem Officials with Phelps Health say the agreement will help keep the Salem hospital afloat and maintain services in a region without many health services. Mon, 21 Oct 2024 10:00:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2024-10-21/rolla-based-phelps-health-plans-deal-to-take-over-rural-hospital-in-salem Sarah Fentem /health-science-environment/2024-05-10/medical-residents-avoiding-abortion-ban-states-like-missouri A new analysis shows that students graduating from U.S. medical schools were less likely to apply this year for residencies across specialties in states with restrictions on abortion, such as Missouri and Kansas. Fri, 10 May 2024 10:00:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2024-05-10/medical-residents-avoiding-abortion-ban-states-like-missouri Julie Rovner, Rachana Pradhan /health-science-environment/2024-03-07/missourians-with-medical-debt-suffer-financial-physical-and-emotional-toll-report-finds A Missouri Foundation for Health report finds both planned and unexpected costs of medical care create financial, physical and emotional burdens for the state’s residents. Thu, 07 Mar 2024 11:01:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2024-03-07/missourians-with-medical-debt-suffer-financial-physical-and-emotional-toll-report-finds Sarah Fentem /health-science-environment/2023-12-14/how-the-latest-u-s-census-data-can-address-health-disparities-across-illinois The head of the U.S. Census Bureau says the latest census data can make health more equitable in Illinois and across the country. Thu, 14 Dec 2023 11:00:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2023-12-14/how-the-latest-u-s-census-data-can-address-health-disparities-across-illinois Melissa Ellin /health-science-environment/2023-08-02/one-third-of-missouris-rural-hospitals-at-risk-of-closure-new-data-shows A July report from the Center for Healthcare Quality and Payment Reform, a national policy group, found that 19 of Missouri’s 57 rural hospitals are at risk of shuttering because of “serious financial problems.” Wed, 02 Aug 2023 19:00:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2023-08-02/one-third-of-missouris-rural-hospitals-at-risk-of-closure-new-data-shows Clara Bates /health-science-environment/2023-03-20/missouri-s-t-researchers-want-to-bring-mobile-cancer-treatment-to-rural-roads Engineers and psychologists at Missouri University of Science and Technology are using computer modeling and real-world interviews to see if a mobile cancer radiation truck could bring care to far-flung patients in rural parts of the state. Mon, 20 Mar 2023 10:00:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2023-03-20/missouri-s-t-researchers-want-to-bring-mobile-cancer-treatment-to-rural-roads Sarah Fentem /economy-business/2023-03-15/rollas-phelps-health-is-joining-a-collaboration-led-by-bjc-healthcare The agreement will let the hospital that serves a predominantly rural area have access to the resources of a major city’s health care system without surrendering local control. Wed, 15 Mar 2023 22:01:48 GMT /economy-business/2023-03-15/rollas-phelps-health-is-joining-a-collaboration-led-by-bjc-healthcare Jonathan Ahl /culture-history/2022-08-16/what-a-midwestern-ghost-story-reveals-about-the-last-time-abortions-were-banned Missouri residents may have heard ghoulish tales of “Doc Annie” Smith, a physician who looms large in the state’s mythology for performing illegal abortions in the early 1900s. Today, the truth about her work has largely disappeared. Tue, 16 Aug 2022 14:42:13 GMT /culture-history/2022-08-16/what-a-midwestern-ghost-story-reveals-about-the-last-time-abortions-were-banned Mackenzie Martin /health-science-environment/2021-11-15/high-tech-group-will-work-to-improve-rural-health-care-in-the-region The high-tech innovation group BioSTL has opened a center to focus on bringing new technologies to the region to expand quality care to remote areas. Mon, 15 Nov 2021 12:00:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2021-11-15/high-tech-group-will-work-to-improve-rural-health-care-in-the-region Jonathan Ahl /health-science-environment/2021-10-14/rural-illinois-doesnt-have-enough-health-workers-and-the-pandemic-made-it-worse A new report found the coronavirus pandemic exacerbated Illinois' rural health worker shortage. Thu, 14 Oct 2021 23:41:35 GMT /health-science-environment/2021-10-14/rural-illinois-doesnt-have-enough-health-workers-and-the-pandemic-made-it-worse Eric Schmid