RWHC Rural Health News & Updates

The Balcony View - September 2026

posted on 9/3/2026 8:06:00 AM

When thick in the midst of chaos, change, and/or challenge, it can feel like pressure under heavy weight. Demands are intense, everything is “now,” details are many, breathing becomes shallow. Defeated, stressed, frustrated…there's no visible wa...

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October 2026 Eye On Health Newsletter

posted on 9/1/2026 8:40:00 AM

Contents include: Rural Health Transformation Mission Creep?  Rural Moms Deserve Better Preventable Diseases Not Being Prevented Science Matters for Our Kid's Health Normalizing & Accepting Ambiguous Grief Leadership Insights: "The Balcon...

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Insights on the Challenges and Opportunities Facing Wisconsin's Rural Hospitals: Rural Policy Institute

posted on 8/27/2026 8:18:00 AM

Marie Barry, our Director of Community Economic & Workforce Development shared her insights on the challenges and opportunities facing Wisconsin's rural hospitals at this week's Rural Policy Institute monthly call.

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September 2026 Eye On Health Newsletter

posted on 8/18/2026 1:53:00 PM

Contents include:Rural Hospital CEOs Continue the Good FightSupplement, Not Supplant, Rural Health CareWe Have the Rural Solution, Not Yet the WillA Better Way to Pay Rural HospitalsRural (Local) Economic DevelopmentLeadership Insights: “What AI Can...

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What A.I. Can't Do

posted on 7/31/2026 12:46:00 PM

Anything that can be automated or accentuated through AI to free up time for care is a-okay with me. But…that’s just the thing. AI can’t CARE. It can’t connect. It can’t be a leader for teams who are delivering care, coordinating supplies, se...

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Peace with Imperfection - July 2026

posted on 7/1/2026 7:00:00 AM

As a young leader (and even 25+ years into it), I often beat myself up for mistakes I’ve made in leadership—not having the right words to share at the right time, not speaking up in the moments I should, missing a chance to highlight someone’s eff...

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August 2026 Eye On Health Newsletter

posted on 6/30/2026 8:36:00 AM

Contents include: • Protecting Patient & Caregiver Partnerships• Action to Transform Transformation Program• Trust is Our Most Important Medicine• Federal Barrier to Access Rural Caregivers• Conversation with a 98-Year-Old Physician• Leadership...

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Embracing the Journey into Retirement - June 2026

posted on 6/4/2026 1:24:00 PM

For the majority of my life, I have measured time by schedules, deadlines, responsibilities and obligations. My calendar drove my days, weeks, months, years and often was filled to the breaking point with over busyness. My sense of purpose has been...

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A Need Not Met - June 2026

posted on 6/1/2026 10:07:00 AM

How many of you can identify with the inner groan you suppress when you’re aware you’re about to be on the receiving end of another complaint? It could be a patient call transferred to your phone to voice a care concern, a fellow leader whose day ...

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In Focus: Hospitals serve as anchor institutions in rural communities

posted on 6/1/2026 8:30:00 AM

Marie Barry, Director of Community, Economic, and Workforce Development discusses how hospitals are anchor institutions in rural communities and how they can also serve as economic drivers for small towns and villages.

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July 2026 Eye On Health Newsletter

posted on 6/1/2026 8:02:00 AM

Contents include: "What/Who is Rural", "We Share Far More Than We Imagine", "Will AI Anxiety Drive Talent Into Healthcare?", "“Social Prescribing–It’s Working”, "“Five Myths About Rural Health Care”", and "Leadership Insights: “A Need Not Met”"

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June 2026 Eye On Health Newsletter

posted on 5/29/2026 11:15:00 AM

Contents include:“Defying Ageism Can Help You Live Longer”Medicare "Advantage" & Rural DisadvantageJoin the Wisconsin Social Rx EcosystemDr. AI Chatbot: “Free” & “Accessible”Leadership Insights: “Forming New Habits”SO MANY OPTIONS: Wisconsin ...

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Forming New Habits - May 2026

posted on 5/4/2026 9:06:00 AM

Bad Habits. Ever wondered why you can’t easily stop an old, ineffectual behavior you know doesn’t serve you and replace it with a more productive one? Be it procrastinating, saying yes too often, working through lunch, reacting impulsively, offer...

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May 2026 Eye On Health Newsletter

posted on 4/1/2026 3:08:00 PM

May's RWHC Eye On Health contents include: 3 of 10 Wisconsin Kids Needlessly at Risk, Who Profits from Anti-Vax?, Fight the Loss of Rural Maternity Care, Why Hospitals Face Increased Costs, Saving Rural Hospitals, Leadership Insights: “Walking on S...

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