National Rural Health Association

09/09/2026

Don’t miss surgeon and AI expert Andrew Ibrahim’s keynote presentation on AI considerations for at NRHA’s Rural Health Clinic and Critical Access Hospital Conferences Sept. 15-18 in Kansas City. View the full agenda and register now: https://www.ruralhealth.us/events/schedule/critical-access-hospital-conference

09/08/2026

NRHA is cohosting a webinar at 11 a.m CDT Sept. 9 on building age-friendly rural systems, including strategies and implementation resources for leaders, policymakers, and advocates. Learn more and register: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_PVyYbmPkR9eJP9o4jwHllg #/registration

09/04/2026

In a recent interview, NRHA COO Brock Slabach explains why Medicaid is vital to so many rural Americans. “It’s not that hospitals want to close their OB units — it’s that they can no longer afford to operate them.” https://youtube.com/shorts/2qIUgwLh58c?is=jQS7dcMA56g9wGGa

Medicaid. I didn’t know much about it before I started this work....

09/01/2026

From South Texas to the Gulf Coast of Alabama, NRHA has now trained 223 rural community health workers to strengthen age-friendly care for rural older adults through the National Rural Age-Friendly Initiative. Read more: https://www.ruralhealth.us/blogs/2026/09-september/building-rural-age-friendly-communities-by-expanding-chw-training

08/31/2026

NRHA's Rural Health Fellows Leadership Program is a yearlong training initiative designed to develop a diverse, interprofessional network of leaders from across the country. We are now accepting applications for the 2027 cohort: https://www.ruralhealth.us/programs/center-for-rural-health-innovation-and-system-redesign/rural-health-fellows-leadership-program

08/28/2026

This week in NRHA Today: Senate Medicaid funding hearing takeaways; 22 hospitals team up on remote monitoring; why ‘bare minimum’ care may worsen; boost leadership with NRHA; overcoming maternity care obstacles; and more: https://nrha_weblink_test.informz.net/informzdataservice/onlineversion/ind/bWFpbGluZ2luc3RhbmNlaWQ9MTI0NTQ4NzQmc3Vic2NyaWJlcmlkPTExNDU2OTY0MjU=

08/26/2026

🚨 Advocacy alert 🚨 Join NRHA’s new advocacy campaign to urge Congress to exempt rural hospitals from increased price transparency regulations. Learn more: https://www.votervoice.net/mobile/NRHA/campaigns/139275/respond

08/25/2026

7 hours left: Act by midnight tonight to save hundreds on NRHA’s Rural Health Clinic & Critical Access Hospital Conferences Sept. 15-18 in Kansas City. Gain strategies and solutions straight from the experts who drive rural health at our fastest-growing events. Register now: https://www.ruralhealth.us/events/schedule/critical-access-hospital-conference