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Episode 137: Michigan Rural Healthcare Legislat...
On today’s episode, hosts JJ and Rachel talk with Adam Carlson, Senior Vice President of Advocacy at the Michigan Hospital Association.
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Episode 136: Obstetrics in Rural America & Rach...
On today’s episode, hosts JJ and Rachel talk with Hillary Zimmerman, Hillsdale Hospital's Clinical Nurse Manager of Labor and Delivery, about what it takes to provide excellent maternity care in rural America, and Rachel shares her story of how Hillsdale Hospital's Bediako Birthing Center team saved her life when delivering her son.
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Episode 135: Faith and Healing
On today’s episode, hosts JJ and Rachel talk with Reverend Lucas Miller, Hillsdale Hospital Chaplain.
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Episode 134: Mental Health in Pediatric Services
On today’s episode, hosts JJ and Rachel talk with Brittany Brannan, Nurse Practitioner & Pediatric Mental Health Specialist at Viking Psychiatry, about mental health in pediatric services.
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Episode 133: Health Literacy
On today’s episode, hosts JJ and Rachel talk with Dr. Lance Wells, Medical Director of Emergency Medicine, about health literacy.
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Episode 132: Emergency Care in Rural Hospitals,...
On today’s episode, hosts JJ and Rachel talk with Val Hepker, clinical nurse manager and trauma coordinator of emergency services at Hillsdale Hospital.
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Episode 131: Rural Hospital Independence & Lead...
On today’s episode, hosts JJ and Rachel talk with Bill Manns, President and Chief Executive Officer for Bronson Healthcare, about regional independence and healthcare leadership.
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Episode 130: Pharmacy Contracting & Medicine Sh...
On today’s episode, hosts JJ and Rachel talk with Joseph Dula, Executive Vice President of Clinical Services for CPS, about pharmacy contracting and medicine shortages.
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Episode 129: Changes in the Mental Health Industry
On today’s episode, hosts JJ and Rachel talk with Mark Eastburg, CEO Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services about mental health services.
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Episode 128: Change Management, Part 2: Mergers...
On today’s episode, hosts JJ and Rachel talk with Letitia Fecher, Vice President, Public & Community Health Systems Practice Lead, with Jarrard Inc. about change management in rural hospital merges and acquisitions.
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Happy Thanksgiving!
We are taking time off this week to celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday. Be sure to tune in next week as we resume our weekly episodes!
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Episode 127: Long COVID
On today’s episode, hosts JJ and Rachel talk with James Jackson, Director of Behavioral Health at the ICU Recovery Center at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tenn. about long COVID recovery.
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Episode 126: Building a Strong Hospital Culture
On today’s episode, hosts JJ and Rachel talk with Stacy Feltz, Chief Administrative Officer at Hillsdale Hospital about building a strong workplace culture.
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Episode 125: The EMS Shortage: How Lack of Ambu...
On today’s episode, hosts JJ and Rachel talk with Robert Dionne, Chief Executive Officer of Ultra EMS about ambulance services in a rural community.
42 min
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Episode 124: Vascular Care in Rural America
On today’s episode, hosts JJ and Rachel talk with Dr. Syed Alam, Vascular Surgeon at Hillsdale Hospital about vascular care in a rural hospital.
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Minisode: Litchfield Merger: Handling Major Change
On this week's minisode, hosts JJ and Rachel do a case study, unpacking the decisions and though process behind their recent merger of two rural health clinics.
26 min
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Episode 123: Change Management Communications
On today’s episode, hosts JJ and Rachel talk with Letitia Fecher, Vice President, Public & Community Health Systems Practice Lead, with Jarrard Inc. about change management in rural hospitals.
41 min
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Episode 122: New Hospitals, and New Challenge
On today’s episode, hosts JJ and Rachel talk Karen Cheeseman, CEO of Mackinac Straits Health System in St. Ignace, Michigan, about meeting the needs of a unique rural community.
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Episode 121: Congressional Legislative Update
On today’s episode, hosts JJ and Rachel talk with Carrie Cochran-McClain, Chief Policy Officer at the National Rural Health Association to get a legislative update on the state of rural healthcare policie
42 min
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Episode 120: Stepping Up to Lead in a Time of C...
On today’s episode, hosts JJ and Rachel talk with Helen Johnson, president of Sparrow Eaton Hospital, about stepping into her role as a rural hospital president.
36 min
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Episode 119: Supporting Physician Assistant Edu...
On today’s episode, hosts JJ and Rachel talk with John McGinnity, professor and director of the Department of PA Medicine at Michigan State University’s College of Osteopathic Medicine about expanding training opportunities for PAs in rural communities.
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Episode 118: The State of Healthcare in Michigan
On today’s episode, hosts JJ and Rachel talk with Brian Peters, president and CEO of the Michigan Health & Hospital Association (MHA), about healthcare’s staffing challenges today and how MHA is working to combat them in Michigan.
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Episode 117: Healthcare Information Technology
On today’s episode, hosts JJ and Rachel talk with David Winn, Vice President of Parkview Connect at Parkview Health in Fort Wayne, Indiana about EMRs in rural hospitals.
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Episode 116: Supporting Hospitals through Field...
On today’s episode, hosts JJ and Rachel talk with Jen Porter, Senior Vice President, Field Engagement at American Hospital Association about the various ways AHA supports hospitals across the country.
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Episode 115: Obstetrics in Rural America
On today’s episode, hosts JJ and Rachel talk with Dr. Sarah Spencer, OB-GYN, at Hillsdale Hospital about obstetric care in rural hospitals and the challenges they face.
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