The Future of Rural Hospitals

At rural hospitals coast to coast, business practices that hospital leaders once counted on as tried-and-true are uncertain or unreliable. Today, a renaissance of fresh approaches and change is occurring. Since the landscape is so different for rural hospitals today, it’s time to consider innovative ways to serve communities. In this interview, Jim Kendrick, president and CEO of Community Hospital Corporation, urges rural hospital leaders to rethink community healthcare. His insights come from his time with CHC and a career spent working with community hospitals across the country.