Rural Health
Rural Health Transformation: distress, REH conversions, and rural margin repair.
Rural Nebraska Hospital Strengthens Finances, Workflows with TruBridge Support
Nemaha County Hospital, a 16-bed critical access hospital in Nebraska, is using technology and support services from TruBridge. The facility serves a rural population of 7,000 and handles approximately 1,700 ambulatory visits each month.
By The Desk - Jordan Leahy · October 9, 2026
North Carolina launches $20M Rural Health Innovation Fund
North Carolina's Department of Health and Human Services and Department of Information Technology announced the launch of the Rural Health Innovation Fund, a statewide investment fund that will distribute roughly $20 million per year for up to five years. The fund is aimed at helping rural providers modernize infrastructure and adopt digital tools.
The Desk - Jordan Leahy · September 30, 2026
Rural COO at Lifepoint's Paris Regional puts physician recruiting ahead of growth for 2027
Chris Boukas, RN, who became COO of Paris (Texas) Regional Health in December 2025, is framing the hospital's 2027 planning around physician recruitment and retention rather than expansion, according to Becker's Hospital Review. Paris Regional is a 154-bed hospital in the Lifepoint Health system serving northeast Texas and southeast Oklahoma, and Boukas told Becker's it is the most complex hospital within at least 70 miles.
The Desk - Jordan Leahy · September 24, 2026
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