American Hospital Association February 25, 2025
Michelle Hood, AHA executive vice president and COO, moderated a panel discussion with Chris Hasse, chief administrative officer, Mayo Clinic Health System, and Julie Yaroch, D.O., president, Promedica Charles and Virginia Hickman Hospital in Adrian, Mich., about the future of rural hospitals and health care. The wide-ranging discussion largely focused on the importance of rural health care, technology and community collaboration.
Hasse gave the example of a premature baby born at 23 weeks in a rural clinic unused to handling such a premature birth. Because of their eNICU program, a NICU specialist was remotely guiding the team through the delivery while a helicopter was en route to transport mom and baby to a larger facility. “Each year we celebrate [the...
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