Research led by @peiyinhung.bsky.social (top photo) and Curisa Tucker untangles residence and race when looking at postpartum hospital readmissions. Learn more with their recent @jamanetworkopen.com publication ➡️ ow.ly/3Iji50XGPtM #ResearchThatMatters @uscresearch.bsky.social

Rural moms shouldn’t have to risk their lives to give birth. In this @jamanetworkopen.com study, we found not only are rural moms at higher SMMM risk, but that traveling outside one’s local area for childbirth-whether due to clinician referral, choice, or other factors-appears to compound the risk.

Glad to contribute to this important story led by @aylaellison.bsky.social. #Rural hospital closures continue to create a crisis. COVID relief offered temporary “pause,” financial strain persists. New funding may slow closures; yet, sustainability remains uncertain. shorturl.at/SNZAR #RuralHealth

📰New Research Alert: 47% of rural mothers are opting to deliver in urban hospitals over local facilities in SC and end up facing worse outcomes than if they had stayed close to home. ow.ly/qNPq50XvKcm #ResearchThatMatters #ArnoldSchoolExperts @uscresearch.bsky.social @peiyinhung.bsky.social

A study snapshot and ethics updates are now available for APA-SM, an NIH Collaboratory Trial. This #pragmatictrial is testing an auricular point acupressure intervention for self-management of chronic pain in rural communities in South Carolina and Texas. duke.is/pctnews20251...

✨ An honor to serve on the planning committee for this upcoming #NASEM workshop: Diagnostic Excellence in Rural Areas! 📅 October 14 | Washington, D.C. (Hybrid available!) Register here: ow.ly/tFIB50WIQqP @health.nationalacademies.org @ruralhealth.bsky.social

New Research Alert 🚨 Our national study of 349,682 pregnancies across 75 U.S. health systems reveals how prenatal care timing and frequency varied by COVID-19 exposure and telehealth use. dx.doi.org/10.1111/jrh....

Severe Morning Sickness Tied to Worse Mental Health www.medpagetoday.com/obgyn/pregna...

Senate Reconciliation Bill Could Add Over $4 Trillion to Debt-2025-06-27 www.crfb.org/blogs/senate...

@USC Health Services Policy and Management is here at the #AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting #ARM2025 in Minneapolis! Come visit us! Stop by our booth in the exhibit hall to meet our amazing colleague, grab some materials, and learn about our faculty’s work in #healthservicesresearch!

From my 1st NRHA in 2011, to presenting annually since, receiving the 2017 outstanding student award & the 2025 researcher of the year award. Thanks @ruralhealth.bsky.social for nurturing my rural health journey!

📢 We need your insights! Are you involved in #rural #health #policy or #Medicaid perinatal payment models? #USCRHRC is conducting a national study on state variations in Medicaid perinatal bundled payments. 📝 Take the survey here: tinyurl.com/9vyjfnxf @ruralhealth.bsky.social @nosorh.bsky.social

📢 New Publication Alert! We developed a #Racial #Discrimination #Index using #socialmedia data + #AI - it's strongly linked to Black premature deaths. More detail here: @curisatucker.bsky.social #HealthDisparity @uscarnoldschool.bsky.social l @uscresearch.bsky.social

🎉 Here’s a wrap on 1st Rural Auricular Point Acupressure (#APA) Educator training workshop @uscarnoldschool.bsky.social #USCRHRC! Excited to launch our #NIH-funded #ClinicalTrial in Sept 2025, partnering with #SCORH #SCCHWA #SCPHCA @cupress.bsky.social More here: shorturl.at/9jO9f #ruralhealthcare

NRHA is now accepting submissions for our 2025 compendium of rural oral health initiatives and best practices through March 31. Learn more and act soon: fs16.formsite.com/MEAGHAN/pvmi... #ruralhealth

Join NRHA and hundreds of rural health leaders for NRHA’s Annual Rural Health Conference and associated events May 20-23 in Atlanta. Check out the updated agenda with over 80 innovative, practical, and cost-saving sessions and much more: www.ruralhealth.us/events/sched... #ruralhealth

🚨Call 4 Papers!🚨 Excited to co-edit this #Hybrid #Pregnancy #Care collection #BMCPregnancyChildbirth!✨https://go.sn.pub/hpc We welcome submissions on novel perinatal care models. #MaternalHealth #telehealth @doctorswithoutborders.org @ruralhealth.bsky.social #Policy @acog-org.bsky.social

Proposed federal funding cuts could have a drastic impact in rural areas, with NRHA Chief Policy Officer Carrie Cochran-McClain saying that already strapped rural clinics will feel these proposed cuts deeply. Read more: www.marketplace.org/2025/03/10/f... #ruralhealth

Virtual hospitals, like Saudi Arabia's Seha Virtual Hospital, are revolutionizing healthcare by providing remote team-based care to patients in #underserved areas. Could this be the future of #rural healthcare in the US? #Telemedicine #RuralHealth www.ft.com/content/1041...

Since the hospital supply issue is now hitting the lay press, Sam the rural health advoCATe makes one additional point: we can decrease hospital bed use by increasing the supply of and access to primary care physicians. #PowerOfRuralCats jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Shared with a sigh by Sam the rural health advoCATe. #PowerOfRuralCats

#OBClosure laist.com/brief/news/e...

Smaller Town Hospitals Having Trouble Maintaining Labor And Delivery Services. Another #rural #OBClosure sheridanmedia.com/news/185526/...

Hospital will pay fine for halting L&D services “without CON approval”!!! The fine will fund grants for #MaternalHealth. A community forum will guide fund use. “Hospitals must support their communities,” said OHS Commissioner Gifford. #OBClosure www.hartfordbusiness.com/article/ct-o...

Mercy Health West closed labor and delivery unit on 12/19/2024, expectant mothers advised to seek alternatives local12.com/health/healt...

Prolonged labor ⬆️ complication risks, endanger mom and baby. These risks are exacerbated by systemic challenges in accessing quality #maternity care, particularly as obstetric unit closures further strain hospital capacity & care availability. @people @ruralhealth people.com/baby-dies-af...

Interesting work, notes Sam the rural health advoCATe. But one aspect is missing: rurality. Rural motor vehicle crash mortality, for example, is roughly twice that of urban kids, across groups. (Probst, Zhand et al Health Affairs 2019). #PowerOfRuralCats jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

“when a state combines an unusually high birth rate, fearful immigrants, very limited access to care, safe havens no one knows about, and an abysmal record of supporting reproductive care and women's health…” www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/...

Hospital consolidation resulted in another labor and delivery unit closure in FL. www.wpbf.com/article/flor...

Another blow to rural #maternitycare: Winner Regional Health in SD will end L&D services starting Feb. 1, 2025. Expectant moms now face longer travel and many uncertainties for childbirth, as nearby towns also lack L&D services. www.newschannelnebraska.com/story/520901... #MaternalHealthCrisis

Merry Christmas!

Budgeted $3K for #CHW #CommunityEngagement plus $30-$100 hourly participant stipends, but a community partner requested ~$70K just for admin/overhead. As voluntary Co-I, I struggle to balance fairness to comm partners with budget realities. How do others navigate this? Seeking advice.

Despite the rise in hybrid #prenatal care during #COVID, overall rates remain low, even at the peak; and the #rural-#urban divide persists. shorturl.at/0K6U8