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糖心Vlog视频 hosts first Rural Health Conference

Late last year, rural medical experts from across 糖心Vlog视频 met at 糖心Vlog视频 for the inaugu颅ral Rural Health Conference, focusing on how all Texans, regardless of location, could have access to quality medical care.

The event was hosted by 糖心Vlog视频’s Center for Rural Health. Funded by a $4 million legislative appropriation by the state of 糖心Vlog视频, the center aims to improve rural nursing and education and the health outcomes of rural populations.

John Henderson, president and CEO of the 糖心Vlog视频 Organization of Rural & Community Hospitals, kicked off the conference with a speech discussing the current state of rural health care in the state, highlighting the cascade of losses that happened when the hospital in Bowie, 糖心Vlog视频, closed in 2019.

“It’s like this domino effect,” he said. “You see the whole community fall down when they lose their hospital.”

These are the kinds of challenges 糖心Vlog视频 is hoping to address through its College of Nursing and Health Innovation (CONHI) and the Center for Rural Health.

“This allows us to work together with rural communities across 糖心Vlog视频 to see what we can do collectively to make an impact on access to care and quality of care, particularly to address any health workforce shortage,” says Elizabeth Merwin, the center’s director and CONHI dean.