On today’s episode, hosts JJ and Rachel talk with Brandon Fewins, Rural Development State Director for USDA in Michigan about programs and initiatives to support rural healthcare.
... Read MoreMedicaid Redetermination Begins in Michigan: Update your contact information today!
Now that the public health emergency has ended, the Michigan Department of Health & Human Services (MDHHS) will begin the annual Medicaid redetermination process. In order to ensure that you… Read more »
... Read MoreEpisode 104: Getting Patients from the ER to the Floor
On today’s episode, hosts JJ and Rachel talk with Carla Wilber, about care delivery models that support ER admissions to the hospital’s inpatient care, minimizing transfers to other facilities.
... Read MoreHospital Launches New Hillsdale Strong. Hillsdale First. Campaign
Invites Public Support to Make Hillsdale Hospital the First Choice for Care HILLSDALE, Mich.—Hillsdale Hospital has launched a new communications and community engagement campaign, Hillsdale Strong. Hillsdale First., to promote… Read more »
... Read MoreEpisode 103: Raising Up the Next Generation of Rural Healthcare Professionals
On today’s episode, hosts JJ and Rachel talk with Geoffrey Roche, Senior Vice President of National Healthcare Practice and Workforce for Core Education and Siena Heights University.
... Read MoreEpisode 102: How Rural Hospital Closures Affect Cost & Quality
Rural hospital closures have an undeniable effect on local access to care and may also result in a change to the actual cost of care to that population. But, it’s the relationship between cost, quality and efficiency that is not always clear.
... Read MoreEpisode 101: The State of Healthcare in Michigan
On today’s episode, hosts JJ and Rachel talk with Brian Peters, president and CEO of the Michigan Health & Hospital Association (MHA), about healthcare’s challenges today and how MHA is supporting its member hospitals.
... Read MoreUSDA Rural Development State Director Visits Hillsdale Hospital
Agency Leader Tours Facility, Participates in Rural Health Podcast HILLSDALE, Mich.—Brandon Fewins, Michigan State Director for USDA Rural Development, visited Hillsdale Hospital today for a tour of the main campus… Read more »
... Read MoreMaggie Fry Memorial Scholarship to Support Non-Traditional Nursing Students
Tuition Assistance Program Offered in Memory of Local RN HILLSDALE, Mich.—Now in its second year, the Maggie Fry Memorial Scholarship program is once again offering tuition assistance to non-traditional students… Read more »
... Read MoreEpisode 100: 100th Episode Special
On today’s episode, hosts JJ and Rachel celebrate 100 episodes of Rural Health Rising by looking back at where the podcast started as well as how the podcast will continue to grow in the future.
... Read MoreEpisode 99: Farming & Food Insecurity in Rural America
On today’s episode, hosts JJ and Rachel talk with Denise Lovinger, registered dietician, and Ezra Bertakis, owner of Chef’s Way Farm, about the partnership between the hospital and the farm to combat hunger in their community.
... Read MoreEpisode 98: Rural Hospital Closures & Getting the Message Out
On today’s episode, hosts JJ and Rachel talk with Steve Gruber, broadcast journalist and host of the Steve Gruber Show.
... Read MoreVascular Surgeon Begins Operating at Hillsdale Hospital
Dr. Syed Alam Now Offering Care in Hillsdale HILLSDALE, Mich.—Hillsdale Hospital announced today that Dr. Syed Alam of Vascular Health Center in Battle Creek, Mich., is now providing vascular care… Read more »
... Read MoreEpisode 97: Why Alternative Payment Models Don’t Work?
On today’s episode, hosts JJ and Rachel talk with Harold Miller, CEO of the Center for Healthcare Quality and Payment Reform about the variety of payment models being discussed today and which ones are actually viable.
... Read MoreReading Health Clinic Welcomes Physician Assistant Andrew Scholl
Established Provider Brings Family Medicine Experience & History in Community READING, Mich.—Hillsdale Hospital’s Reading Health Clinic recently welcomed Andrew Scholl, physician assistant (PA), as its primary provider. Scholl comes from… Read more »
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