As a family doctor who practises part of the time in Calgary and part of the time in Fort Smith, NWT, I’ve seen the realities ...
Forty-four percent of rural Medicare patients must drive an hour or more for surgery, a recent analysis in JAMA finds. The study shows that patients in rural areas typically drive 55 minutes to a ...
HOUSTON, Miss. - Getting emergency care for people living in rural areas is increasingly more difficult as hospitals there struggle to stay afloat. It’s evident in small towns like Houston, Miss., ...