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Idaho posts first three federal rural healthcare subgrants connected to ‘Big Beautiful’ funding
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Idaho posts first three federal rural healthcare subgrants connected to ‘Big Beautiful’ funding

  • LAURA GUIDO Idaho Capital Sun
  • Jun 10, 2026

Idaho Department of Health and Welfare officials are soliciting organizations to improve maternal, perinatal and child health access in rural …

HEALTH CARE CHAMPIONS: Franklin County Medical Center named one of the best critical access hospitals in the US
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HEALTH CARE CHAMPIONS: Franklin County Medical Center named one of the best critical access hospitals in the US

  • Preston Citizen Staff
  • Updated Apr 15, 2026

Franklin County Medical Center in Preston has done something no other hospital in Idaho managed to do this year — land on the list of the top 100 critical access hospitals in the entire country.

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  • Teresa Chipman/Preston Citizen
  • Updated May 29, 2026

Franklin County Medical Center in Preston pictured on Monday.

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  • Teresa Chipman/Preston Citizen
  • Updated Jun 10, 2026

Franklin County Medical Center in Preston pictured in April.

The clock is ticking for Idaho’s rural hospitals
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The clock is ticking for Idaho’s rural hospitals

  • Toni Lawson
  • Updated Mar 13, 2026

Too many of Idaho’s rural hospitals are struggling to stay open, and the situation is getting worse. They took a big hit last summer when the …

Idaho receives $185 million award to bolster rural health care infrastructure
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Idaho receives $185 million award to bolster rural health care infrastructure

  • ROYCE MCCANDLESS Idaho Press
  • Updated Dec 30, 2025

Idaho is one of 50 states awarded more than $100 million in federal funding to invest in its rural health infrastructure for the coming year, with additional awards to arrive through 2030.

Opinion: Celebrating National Rural Health Week Nov 17-21
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Opinion: Celebrating National Rural Health Week Nov 17-21

  • Toni Lawson | Guest Columnist
  • Updated Nov 21, 2025

Rural Idahoans enjoy a distinct way of life. One benefit is living in a tight-knit community while also enjoying the freedom to easily access …

Shortage of rural doctors won’t end anytime soon, report says
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Shortage of rural doctors won’t end anytime soon, report says

  • NADA HASSANEIN Stateline
  • Updated Nov 19, 2025

For at least the next dozen years, rural areas will continue to have only about two-thirds of the primary care physicians they need, according…

Idaho submits application for rural health funding, seeking as much as $1 billion over five years
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Idaho submits application for rural health funding, seeking as much as $1 billion over five years

  • ROYCE MCCANDLESS Idaho Press
  • Updated Nov 10, 2025

Gov. Brad Little announced Thursday that Idaho Department of Health and Welfare had submitted an application for The Rural Health Transformation Program this week, getting in line to receive as much as $1 billion in grant funding for rural health care facilities in the state.

Opinion: Idaho needs more health lifelines
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Opinion: Idaho needs more health lifelines

  • DR. JOEY FLORENCE
  • Updated Aug 21, 2026

As a proud fourth-generation Idahoan and practicing family physician, I am deeply invested in the health and well-being of all Idahoans. We cu…

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