DailyNurse February 11, 2020
Urbanization and declining farm incomes are causing many rural communities to struggle, and the healthcare providers who serve those communities are facing major challenges attracting talent and sustainably treating a dwindling, aging population. This shortage of providers directly impacts access to care in rural communities. A recent NPR poll of rural Americans found that, despite 87 percent reporting having some form of health insurance, more than one quarter of respondents had not been able to access healthcare when they needed it at some point in the last few years.1 These troubling statistics are a call to action for healthcare leaders, and a call to reimagine and reinvent how we deliver care in rural areas. Undoubtedly, nursing will play a critical...
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