Rural Health

A different type of healthcare could soon be catching on in Alabama. “Osteopathic Medicine” seeks to improve a person’s entire wellbeing. Practitioners in the field say patients develop attitudes and lifestyles that fight illnesses and prevent them.

Black women in the U.S. are nearly three times more likely to die during pregnancy or delivery than any other race. Some doctors don't take their concerns seriously. Black babies are more likely to die, and also far more likely to be born prematurely.

The Alabama Hospital Association says more than a dozen Alabama hospitals are at an immediate risk of closing. These facilities reportedly lost more than $700 million dollars in 2022. The Association said even with federal relief money, Alabama hospitals have lost $1.5 billion dollars since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

CARROLLTON, Ala. (AP) — The coronavirus pandemic couldn't come at a worse time for rural communities across the U.S. that have lost their hospitals.…

Alabama is losing another rural hospital. Georgiana Medical Center in Butler County is closing at the end of the next month. Ivy Creek health care…

Please find enclosed Alabama Public Radio’s entry for best radio documentary, titled “Help Wanted: Alabama’s Rural Health Care Crisis.” The three member…

All year long the APR news team has been looking at rural health across the state. One of the major problems is that rural residents lack access to…

All year long on Alabama Public Radio, we’ve been looking at rural health care. Advocates of rural health in Alabama say one of the biggest issues is…

Advocates working to fix problems with rural health care say Alabama is ground zero nationally. Studies say Alabama has the highest infant mortality rate…

A hospital serving one of Alabama's poorest and most rural counties is scheduled to close by month's end.George Alford, board chairman of Camden's J. Paul…