Industry Update including Workforce Shortage, Technology Shortages, Pandemic Crisis Matters

I presented to the GA Healthcare Workforce Commission Forum in September and wanted to share that with you.  Below is information regarding the commission and also the link to the (youtube) live presentation.  Here also is the presentation for your review. Rural Georgia Healthcare & Workforce Georgia Healthcare Workforce Commission Forum Presentation September 29, 2022, 10am – 12pm Augusta University’s …

Happy Thanksgiving from HomeTown Health!

Well it’s been a while………… I was recently asked and reminded, “Where have all of Jimmy’s  HomeTownJ chronicles and epistles been and gone to?”  Many of you remember them as industry updates and commemorations. “We used to get them regularly” you said; but it’s been a while. The answer is that it has been a challenging time these last few …

An Update from MCG: CAHs and the Future of Rural Healthcare

Check out the latest article from MCG: Rural communities account for 19.3% of the U.S. population;1 yet, they face some of the most significant barriers to high quality, cost-effective healthcare. In the past decade, the closure of many rural health facilities, especially Critical Access Hospitals, has accelerated. In January 2019, the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) reported 95 rural hospitals had …

HomeTown sponsors Rural Caucus luncheon for Rural Legislators

HomeTown conducted its annual 2021 Rural Legislative Caucus luncheon yesterday with about 80 legislative attendees. This has become an annual event having started about five year go. This is a very prestigious event and is known to have a very good participation. HomeTown invited Blue Cross Blue Shield to cosponsor the event for as much as they have been strong …

REGISTER NOW for HomeTown Health Spring Conference April 13-16, 2021

You just can’t miss this one – At Georgia’s rebuilt Resort Jekyll Island, New Technology on show, Live face to face network, and glorious good food. Check it out! https://www.jekyllisland.com/ This will be a safety protocol driven meeting just like the Fall Meeting at Callaway, i.e., Masks required throughout, personal temperatures monitored throughout, recent patient history identified relative to Covid-19, and …

2021 HomeTown Health CEO Day

Register Now for HomeTown CEO Day this Thursday February 11, 2021 Purpose: To educate you and your team about the workings of the legislature and how bills are passed that can affect your hospitals When: Thursday, February 11, 2021 Time: 8:00 AM until 3:15 PM Who: If you received this email, you’re invited Where: Virtual; Register here https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/4240596858616783120 Register:  to attend: Agenda: Attached Click here to view …

Your Business Partner Value!

Reference: Important! Eleven reasons for value in HomeTown’s Business partner group – savings to Rural  hospitals As we come to the 2021 Spring Meeting for HomeTown Health, a major part of the value for the meeting will be to meet, greet ,and network with you as  HomeTown Business Partners. As a means to better understand your value, there are ten …

Impending Cash Storages & Value of Education through HTH

Urgent!! To read in view of impending cash shortages in upcoming 2021 for rural hospitals HomeTown’s Webinar Education Program led by Kristy Thomson, Sandy Sage, Dale Gibson, Stephanie Love to name a few (who have an incredible wealth of reimbursement knowledge among many other specialties) and the HTH production crew was conducting other HomeTown webinars in the last couple of …