Rural Physicians Group (RPG) embodies a unique hospitalist/surgicalist model that provides health services to underserved, rural communities across the U.S.
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"Traveling to vaccination sites, such as local pharmacies or stadiums in cities, can be nearly impossible — with some individuals forced to travel upwards of 30 miles."
Are you attending the TORCH Annual Spring Conference in Dallas, TX next week? Rural Physicians Group will be exhibiting at Booth 36 on Wednesday and Thursday. Visit us at our booth for a chance to win an Apple Watch SE! @torchnet
Check out new policy documents from NRHA's 2020 Rural Health Fellows on rural OB unit closures, rural Medicare reimbursement, community health initiatives and much more: https://t.co/n2bjikLIjK #ruralhealth
Towns in #rural Alaska are beating the rest of the country in #COVID19 vaccine distribution. The state has now vaccinated approximately 18% of its population (compared with 7% in Manhattan and 10% in Los Angeles County).
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.@ABC looks into the challenges facing rural communities with vaccine distribution. In Texas, 40% of rural hospitals in the state still had no access to either of the COVID-19 vaccines
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.@NPR dives into the struggles rural communities are having in these unprecedented times where only 14% of the U.S. population lives in rural counties yet 20% of new cases and 23% of COVID-19-related deaths occur in rural counties
https://t.co/hNzsPyRVdF
Join us next Wednesday, February 17th at the 34th Annual AHA Rural Health Care Leadership Conference. RPG's very own Cameron Byers, PA-C will be speaking about expanding APP roles in the rural hospital setting. #AHARuralHealth#RuralPhysiciansGroup
We’re excited to be a sponsor of the 2021 AHA Rural Health Care Leadership Virtual Conference, the nation’s premier educational conference for #AHARuralHealth care leaders! https://t.co/FCcB2glYyK
"What really keeps me going is the support of the community and patients being so thankful."
#RuralHealth#COVID19#RuralTexasHealth
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"We’re two months into this and you have rural hospitals not receiving their shipment, which is pretty inexcusable," said Alan Morgan, CEO of the National Rural Health Association. - @ABC News
#COVID#rural @ruralhealth https://t.co/JvY02VmGfx
#Rural America at a glance! A new report from the US Department of Agriculture summarizes recent conditions in rural areas resulting from the #COVID19 pandemic, from the rate of cases and deaths to the impact on the economy. #ruralhealth
Read more: https://t.co/tRr4JiukIt
Here's why some rural areas are seeing success faster than expected during early stages of the COVID-19 vaccine rollout. @NPR#RuralHealth#Vaccine#COVID19
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50% of lower income adults in the U.S. skip needed doctors visits, tests, or treatments because of costs, a much higher % than other countries.
Nice survey on income-related inequity & access to primary care by @commonwealthfnd