Workforce shortages are impacting industries and communities across America as the country rebuilds from the darkest days of the COVID-19 pandemic. Without a doubt, this workforce crisis is most acutely felt by our nation’s hospitals […]
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The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the landscape of delivering health care for providers in America, and no one has felt the impact more than our rural hospitals. Prior to the pandemic, rural health care providers […]
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This year, the Federation of American Hospitals is celebrating National Rural Hospital Week November 15th through 19th to put a spotlight on and discuss the unique and essential role hospitals play in rural communities across […]
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Jessica Smith, a respiratory therapist from outside Pulaski, Tennessee, is well known in her small community for her extraordinary dedication and compassion to her patients and family. In this episode, Jessica explains to Chip that […]
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