Nov 26 Health Sicker Staff, Fewer Beds For Rural Hospitals As COVID-19 Spreads Through Ohio Valley Dr. Kirk Tucker, chief clinical officer of Adena Health Systems in Chillicothe, Ohio, said a week before Thanksgiving that the health system’s three hospitals in southern Ohio were bombarded with coronavirus patients. But it isn’t just the patients testing positive. The virus has also sickened 65 of his fellow caregivers. Recently, Tucker said, a doctor […] By Corinne Boyer, Ohio Valley ReSource Nov 26 Health Sicker Staff, Fewer Beds For Rural Hospitals As COVID-19 Spreads Through Ohio Valley Corinne Boyer, Ohio Valley ReSource
Oct 12 Health COVID-19 Costs Ohio Valley Hospitals Billions, Putting Some Rural Hospitals At Risk Of Closing In April, Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital in Greenup County, Kentucky, joined a long list of hospitals that have closed in the Ohio Valley. Fewer hospitals can mean longer travel times for rural residents, which can make a single hospital trip daunting. Greenup County resident Tiffany Wilburn-Meek says that means a 45-minute drive for some […] By Corinne Boyer, Ohio Valley ReSource Oct 12 Health COVID-19 Costs Ohio Valley Hospitals Billions, Putting Some Rural Hospitals At Risk Of Closing Corinne Boyer, Ohio Valley ReSource
Apr 3 Health Rural Health Clinics Struggle To Treat Patients, Pay Bills During Coronavirus Many of the services rural health clinics provide have been put on hold. That helps with social distancing, but it also means fewer patients coming through the door and paying for health care. By Jared Bennett Apr 3 Health Rural Health Clinics Struggle To Treat Patients, Pay Bills During Coronavirus Jared Bennett
Sep 4 Recut Recut: Reporting On The Opioid Crisis In Small Towns Louisville has lots of resources for people battling addiction. But in rural communities there are fewer resources — and everyone might know if you seek them out. By Laura Ellis Sep 4 Recut Recut: Reporting On The Opioid Crisis In Small Towns Laura Ellis
May 3 Health Home Health: New Law Will Allow More Kentuckians To Visit Doctors Remotely Under a new law signed by Gov. Bevin last week, Medicaid and commercial insurance companies will soon have to pay for telehealth visits in a patient’s home. By Lisa Gillespie May 3 Health New Law Will Allow More Kentuckians To Visit Doctors Remotely Lisa Gillespie