Telehealth

Resource-strained hospitals operate under unique constraints: longer travel distances for patients, fewer specialists on site, and limited local capacity for high-acuity care. These structural gaps can contribute to worse outcomes for patient populations. About 15 percent of the U.S. population lives in rural areas and faces higher rates of preventable illness and mortality tied to

Rural and underserved hospitals are at a crossroads: rising demand for care meets shrinking clinical workforces, and the result is stressed staff, deferred services, and communities with fewer options. Telehealth is no longer solely a patient-access innovation. For hospital administrators, it is an actionable workforce strategy that expands the candidate pool, improves clinician well‑being, and