rural health

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…

It’s hard to get basic health care like shots and x-rays in rural Oklahoma. The federal government considers all but one of the state’s 77 counties to…

At community health centers across Oklahoma, new patients typically have to wait more than two months for a dentist appointment. Those waits may get even…

Moving to a rural Oklahoma town can be hard selling point for the state’s tribes, especially for high-demand, skilled professions like doctors and…

For many Oklahomans, the tug of war between drug addiction and the wait time for treatment can be a one-sided competition: The power of addiction often…