rural health

A new OU Health Sciences initiative fueled by a federal grant is sending PA students on three-month rotations in rural primary care clinics that integrate mental health services.

This legislative session, Oklahoma lawmakers will consider a range of health bills on topics like abortion, maternal health, parental leave and improving rural health.

The hospital's owner and CEO, Madhukar Sharma, says monthly shortfalls well into the six-figure range fueled his decision to close the facility.

Policy think tank Heartland Forward is partnering with Oklahoma libraries to expand telehealth access.

Tillman County is set to break ground on a critical access hospital Aug. 26 in Frederick after the work of state and federal lawmakers.

Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt signed a bill that joins the state into a licensing compact for physician assistants.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture reappointed an Oklahoma farmer last week to a committee supporting minority farmers.

The Biden-Harris administration is awarding a grant to rural and tribal communities in Oklahoma for transportation needs. The money could help people with disabilities and seniors get to where they need to be.

Residents of Clinton, Oklahoma, are getting a taste of life without a hospital. Clinton Regional Hospital serviced a town of 8,612 people until the private company managing it pulled out on Dec. 31, citing a lack of profitability. Five urgent care clinics in Clinton and Weatherford closed with it.

A rural southwestern Oklahoma hospital received a $23 million loan to help fund improvements. The Journal Report reports the loan is part of $501 million…