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Keeping Rural Hospital Doors Open Through Advocacy, Collaboration & Storytelling with Craig Thompson

Jun 25, 2026
36:30

Episode Description

Craig Thompson, chief executive officer at Golden Valley Memorial Healthcare, joins us on today’s episode of Rural Health Today. Advocacy remains critical in maintaining local access to care for rural hospitals. Craig shares with us some strategies on how we can exercise our voice on both state and federal levels. We’ll talk about, reimbursement, RHTP effects and what it all has to do with rural health. 


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