Rural healthcare

The cutbacks on services in Hartford City follow others around the state across other health systems, attributed partly to federal reimbursement cuts and staffing shortages.

In many rural towns, local hospitals are community fixtures. When they close, the entire community feels the ripple effects.

A new federal designation would allow struggling hospitals to end inpatient services, but some have concerns about how that could affect rural health care.

The Indiana Farm Bureau celebrated another legislative milestone Tuesday for a bill that will permit the organization to offer health plans to its…

Parkview Huntington Hospital announced Wednesday their role in the Rural Residency Planning and Development Program through the U.S. Department of Health…