rural health

UNIONTOWN — Department of Human Services (DHS) Secretary Dr. Val Arkoosh recently toured the newly opened WVU Medicine Children’s Birthing Center at U...

LAPORTE — The facts and figures around rural healthcare in Pennsylvania are grave. That’s why it was unsurprising to hear Gov. Josh Shapiro say in a p...

Pennsylvania’s elected officials are examining — and addressing, to some extent — the trending topic of rural healthcare access. At a recent public he...

UPMC isn't going to budge on its decision to shut down labor and delivery care at UPMC Cole. That was the result of a recent meeting jam-packed with c...

HARRISBURG — "We all just need a little break. It’s been a tough hearing,” said Department of Health Secretary Dr. Debra Bogen toward the end of her t...

DuBOIS — The Level II Trauma Program at Penn Highlands DuBois received the Rural Health Program of the Year Award from the Pennsylvania Office of Rura...

The success of every community across Pennsylvania depends on the health and well-being of its people. At U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Develop...

HARRISBURG — Rep. Kathy L. Rapp, R-Warren, Republican chair of the House Health Committee, announced her bill to provide financial incentives to recru...

PUNXSUTAWNEY (TNS) — A tiny Jefferson County hospital will be the first clinical practice site for a new medical school that’s taking shape at Indiana...

HARRISBURG — Concluding a national search the Pennsylvania Association of Community Health Centers (PACHC) announced the appointment of Shelley Riser ...

HARRISBURG — Congressional leaders singled out workforce shortages and low reimbursement rates as the reason why rural healthcare access is in decline...