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A critical access hospital in rural central Montana will use millions of federal dollars to build a new facility in the community it serves.
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Transgender people who live in the rural U.S. often face a certain type of medical inequity: a general lack of education about trans-related care among small-town health professionals who might also be reluctant to learn.
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While the state’s three call centers are able to de-escalate many situations, in rural areas of Montana the in-person resources to respond to and treat mental health crises are insufficient or non-existent.
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Eating disorders, including anorexia, bulimia, and binge-eating disorder, are some of the most fatal mental illnesses. Yet treatment options are sparse, particularly in rural states such as Montana.
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Some Montana emergency responders, like those in the Madison Valley, are trying something new. Instead of only responding to 911 calls, they are working with patients in their homes to prevent unnecessary medical emergencies.
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As the midterm election season ramps up, the Biden administration wants rural Americans to know it’ll be spending a lot of money to improve health care in rural areas.
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Paramedics are hard to come by, and a long-standing workforce shortage has been exacerbated by turnover and resignations related to pandemic burnout.
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About half of U.S. rural hospitals operate in the red on a good day. Now facing a pandemic, hospital CEOs warn that, without federal help, their doors may close when the community most needs them.
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While over half of Montana’s population is considered rural, about 40 percent of the state’s primary health care providers are based in just three cities.…
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Montana’s Democratic Senator Jon Tester announced legislation today he says addresses rising suicide rates among farmers.Tester’s Seeding Rural Resilience…