Idaho Department of Health and Welfare officials are soliciting organizations to improve maternal, perinatal and child health access in rural …
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.
Franklin County Medical Center in Preston pictured on Monday.
Franklin County Medical Center in Preston pictured in April.
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 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.
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 …
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…
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.
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…


