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If your belief pattern is that you should be perfect, you not only will fail at it, you will miss your greatness. A fixation on perfection robs people of so much that makes life worth living: joy, self-esteem, zest for life, and that feeling of satisfaction that comes from knowing you did well at something.

Presentation by Tim Size for the 2022 Wisconsin Rural Health Conference

This EOH issue includes: We Must Invest in Rural Medical Education, Role of Healthcare in Rural Development, Models of Multi-Sector Partnerships, Wisconsin Vaccine PSA Earns National Award, COVID Vaccine Checklist for Kids Age 5-11, Leadership Insights: “Nobody’s Perfect”, Upcoming RWHC Leadership Programs, Support the RWHC Healthy Wisconsin Foundation, Eye on Health Cartoons

(PODCAST - Mid-West Farm Report) Wisconsin rural hospitals, clinics and nursing homes all struggled during the pandemic and continue to battle today. Pam Jahnke talks to Tim Size, executive director of the Wisconsin Rural Health Cooperative. He says it will require a "Marshall Plan" type effort to recruit the amount of trained staff rural communities need in health care.

The purpose in our life is our why. What is important to us? What are we meant to do? How are we supposed to be impacting the world? Our heart knows the path. Unfortunately, our brain gets in the way. Part of the journey to refueling our heart is always staying connected to our why. The place that is meant for us and for our intrinsic gifts to come forward to impact the world in the way that only we can.

This issue includes: The Need for Optimism, Post-COVID Bi-Partisan Rural Health Policy, Community Benefits of “Aging in Place”, 2022 National County Health Rankings, 2022 Wipfli-RWHC Cost Champions Awards, Economic Development for Health Care Leaders, The Rural Wisconsin Chronic Disease Toolkit, Leadership Insights: “Culver’s Leadership”, Upcoming RWHC Leadership Programs, 30th Annual $2,500 Monato Essay Prize Accepting Submissions, Support the RWHC Healthy Wisconsin Foundation, Eye on Health Cartoons

My office is in Culver’s home town. This place does an amazing business, and it’s not just about the sweet, creamy custard. I heard Lea Culver speak recently at the Sauk County Institute for Leadership, and the pearls of wisdom she shared about their family business journey line up pretty well with leading rural healthcare.

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The choices you make today impact your tomorrows. Humans make a 1000 choices or more in a day. Unfortunately, many of these choices are made on your brain’s automatic pilot. Now is the time to become more intentional with your choices.

This issue includes: Health Workforce: From Frying Pan into Fire, Managing Polarization–Part I, Managing Polarization–Part II, True Stories from Wisconsin Leaders, Leadership Insights: “Identity: Delegator”, Upcoming RWHC Leadership Programs, 30th Annual $2,500 Monato Essay Prize Accepting Submissions, Support the RWHC Healthy Wisconsin Foundation, Eye on Health Cartoons

If you avoid delegation for any reason, (you can do it quicker and better yourself, last time they didn’t come through for you, it takes too much effort, you don’t want to burden them because they are busy, etc.), it could be time to make a change. Let the word DELEGATOR itself help keep you on track.

This issue includes: Healthcare’s Silver Tsunami Has Begun, The Art of Medicine, Building Individual Resilience, Leadership Insights: “Don’t Go!”, Upcoming RWHC Leadership Programs, 30th Annual $2,500 Monato Essay Prize Accepting Submissions, Support the RWHC Healthy Wisconsin Foundation, Eye on Health Cartoons

(Episode 13) Are you a leader in healthcare faced with the challenge of addressing important issues around social determinants of health within the communities you serve? In today’s episode, our host Janet Schulz discusses some non-healthcare topics with the Rural Wisconsin Healthcare Cooperative (RWHC) Director of Economic Development, Marie Barry. Born out of a need to create synergies between rural hospitals and rural communities, the RWHC launched a formal Community Economic Development program in 2021 and has experienced some early success in developing solutions around broadband, transportation, childcare, and housing issues, to name a few. Marie explains how the program acts as a “bridge” between the hospital and community, and works to insure that diverse representation is at th...