Rural Healthcare Needs More Than Just Telehealth
MedCity News October 6, 2024
People working the most vital occupations, like farmers and ranchers, call the most remote areas in this country home. Their health shouldn’t suffer due to their choice of employment.
When you take a job in healthcare, whether it be a nurse, a physician, or a data analyst, you want to help people. Healthcare’s ultimate goal is to help people live healthier and happier lives. But not all lives receive equal care. The variables of accessing and providing care are innumerable in the United States. One of those barriers to care is living in a rural area, where one out of every five Americans lives. We understand that isolated locations make access to care challenging, but we’re just beginning to understand...