At this year’s American Hospital Association (AHA) Rural Health Care Leadership Conference, one message was clear: rural hospitals are being asked to do more with less and to make extraordinarily […]
Across the country, rural hospitals are struggling to sustain obstetric services in the face of mounting workforce shortages, financial pressure and clinician burnout. For many communities, the question is no […]
A recent Fierce Healthcare article, “When the hospital leaves town,” captured something rural families have been experiencing for years: when a hospital closes—or when services like labor and delivery disappear—the distance to […]
The 2026 AHA Rural Health Care Leadership Conference, February 8-11 in San Antonio, will gather more than 1,000 rural health leaders committed to advancing rural health and providing quality care for […]
Each November, National Rural Health Day shines a light on the challenges—and the resilience—of rural communities across the country. For Ob Hospitalist Group (OBHG), it’s an opportunity to reaffirm our commitment to closing the maternal […]
Ob Hospitalist Group (OBHG) Certified Nurse Midwife Antay Waters recently appeared on the Texarkana Talks podcast to discuss the urgent challenges and innovative solutions shaping the future of rural maternal […]
We’re excited to be a sponsor of the 2025 AHA Rural Health Care Leadership Conference, the nation’s premier educational conference for rural health care leaders! The 2025 AHA Rural Health Care […]
To listen as Jami Walker, Vice President of Maternal Health Access Solutions at Ob Hospitalist Group, discusses challenges faced by rural hospitals when it comes to providing access to women’s […]
At Ob Hospitalist Group, we understand the critical challenges rural hospitals face in sustaining women’s health services. From staffing shortages to limited resources, these obstacles often result in the closure […]
In the United States, rural women face some of the steepest barriers to accessing healthcare, particularly maternity care. These challenges are more than just statistics—they represent the lived reality for […]
Jami Walker is the Vice President of Maternal Health Access Solutions (MHAS) at Ob Hospitalist Group (OBHG). With 25 years of experience in healthcare operations, spanning both outpatient and inpatient […]
A new report from the March of Dimes paints a stark picture of ongoing maternal health access challenges in the United States. The report, entitled Nowhere to Go: Maternity Care […]
National Rural Health Day is an annual occasion that shines a spotlight on the unique healthcare challenges faced by rural communities across the United States. This year, as we reflect […]
