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This week on Rural Health Leadership Radio, we’re taking about healthcare management. We’re having that conversation with Randy McKinney, Rural Health Clinic Administrator at Bienville Family Clinic. “In these times, we have got to work together to get things done for the betterment of our community and for the health of our people.” ~Randy McKinney Randy is the Administrator at … Read More

This week on Rural Health Leadership Radio we’re talking about medical anthropology in healthcare. We’re having that conversation with Dr. Matthew Dalstrom, professor at Saint Anthony College of Nursing. “If we’re able to get them out into the community, we’re able to build this personal connection and empathy with patients that will improve overall patient care.” ~Dr. Matthew Dalstrom Dr. … Read More

This week on Rural Health Leadership Radio, we’re talking about local and global rural health. We’re having that conversation with Kacie Hoyle Denton, a medical student at East Tennessee University. “Continue to connect with members in the community. Form relationships with people. Learn from their perspectives so that you can best learn how to serve others and thereby leading them.” … Read More

This week on Rural Health Leadership Radio, we’re talking about leadership and innovation in rural hospitals. We’re having that conversation with Dr. Maria Ryan, CEO of Cottage Hospital in Woodsville, New Hampshire. “Create a vision, a realistic vision, and work towards it. Talk about it, because other people may be thinking about it, too.” ~Dr. Maria Ryan Dr. Maria Ryan … Read More

This week on Rural Health Leadership Radio, we’re having a conversation about rural and community health in West Virginia. We’re having that conversation with Dr. Quintin Brubaker, the resident physician in Family Medicine at West Virginia University. “If we can just cooperate a little better, the stuff we need to provide good care to every American might already be available … Read More

This week on Rural Health Leadership Radio we’re talking about the impact of rural community health centers in Florida. We’re having that conversation with Andy Behrman, the President and CEO, and Ben Browning, Vice President, of the Florida Association of Community Health Centers, Inc. “I know that we have a chance to make sure that at the end of the … Read More

This week on Rural Health Leadership Radio we’re having a conversation about rural broadband service and economic development. We’re having that conversation with Dr. Brian Whitacre, professor and extension economist in the Agricultural Economics Department at Oklahoma State University. “I think it’s great to have that kind of a support system and I think there’s a lot of really good … Read More

This week on Rural Health Leadership Radio, we’re having a conversation about the work being done at Stone Mountain Health Services, recognizes as an Outstanding Rural Health Organization by the NRHA. We’re having that conversation with Jim Werth, Director of the Black Lung Program at Stone Mountain Health Services.  “I understood the folks and appreciated the values and opportunities that … Read More

This week on Rural Health Leadership Radio, we’re talking about hospital transformation and sustainability. We’re having that conversation with Kathy Whitmire, CEO of Transformation Health Partners. “My mission continues to be helping rural hospitals survive, to transform them and help them maintain a strong bottom line.” ~Kathy Whitmire Kathy Whitmire was born and raised in Greenville, South Carolina where she … Read More

This week on Rural Health Leadership Radio we’re talking about best practices of a Top 20 Rural Community Hospital. We’re having that conversation with Perry Gay, President and CEO of Logansport Memorial Hospital in Logansport, Indiana. “We put emphasis on community, quality, and outcomes to make sure our patients see the great things we are doing.” ~Perry Gay Perry was … Read More