The Check Up: Pat Schou of the Illinois Critical Access Hospital Network
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From staffing woes to financial struggles, the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated an already fragile environment for rural hospitals. A recent report from the Chartis Center for Rural Health suggested that 46% of rural hospitals are contending with negative operating margins. Modern Healthcare Managing Editor Matthew Weinstock spoke with Patricia Schou, executive director of the Illinois Critical Access Hospital Network and immediate past president of the National Rural Health Association, to talk about the long-term needs facing rural providers, as well as challenges they’re experiencing on the COVID-19 vaccination front.
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Patricia Schou, executive director of the Illinois Critical Access Hospital Network and immediate past president of the National Rural Health Association
From staffing woes to financial struggles, the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated an already fragile environment for rural hospitals. A recent report from the Chartis Center for Rural Health suggested that 46% of rural hospitals are contending with negative operating margins. Modern Healthcare Managing Editor Matthew Weinstock spoke with
Patricia Schou, executive director of the Illinois Critical Access Hospital Network and immediate past president of the National Rural Health Association, to talk about the long-term needs facing rural providers, as well as challenges they’re experiencing on the COVID-19 vaccination front.
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Many rural areas avoided the worst of the pandemic in its early stages. Now, it seems the coronavirus is everywhere, straining hospitals that have fewer resources to address an ongoing health crisis.
Hospitals with fewer beds fill quickly during a pandemic. On Thursday, nearly half of the patients hospitalized at Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital in Lincoln were COVID-19 patients. It was soon apparent in talking with Dr. William Lytollis how busy they are. As he spoke, a medical alert blared through the speakers overhead.
Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital CEO Dolan Dalpoas said his staff has been versatile in taking on added jobs to cover for coworkers sidelined by COVID.
Fayette County Hospital Honored for Excellence in Quality of Care Published on December 15 2020 2:32 pm Last Updated on December 15 2020 2:34 pm
The Illinois Critical Access Hospital Network (ICAHN) recently recognized Sarah Bush Lincoln Fayette County Hospital, Vandalia, for its ongoing commitment to exceptional quality of care, during ICAHN’s Annual Conference via Zoom.
As part of the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy Medicare Beneficiary Quality Improvement Program (MBQIP), Sarah Bush Lincoln Fayette County Hospital and other critical access hospitals were asked to voluntarily participate in four defined domains of quality outcomes. These four domains include: Patient Safety/Inpatient; Patient Engagement; Care Transitions; and Outpatient Measures.