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Locals Take the Initiative to Save and Improve Their Hospital

September 23, 2021 Shelby Johnsen, Public Affairs Specialist for USDA Rural Development

Aging infrastructure and technology were taking their toll on the Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital, now known as Hot Springs Health, in Thermopolis, Wyoming. However, with local demand and tourists on their way to Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks, patient levels were increasing...

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Expanding Affordable Healthcare in Rural South Carolina

September 16, 2021 Stephanie Bittiker, USDA Rural Development Public Information Officer

Having access to quality health care is often a problem for low-income patients who live in rural communities. Fortunately, there are medical facilities such as Sandhills Medical Foundation, Inc in Lugoff, South Carolina that work on a sliding fee scale, which means that all their patients...

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Expanding Elderly Care for a Better Community

September 09, 2021 Benjamin Wooddy, Public Information Officer for USDA Rural Development

In December 2017, Steve Coetzee, President and CEO of the Fahrney-Keedy Memorial Home, realized many of the surrounding senior care facilities in Boonsboro, Maryland were closing and that his team would need to expand their facility to meet future demand. However, the home did not have the available...

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