Proposed Rule for Rural Hospitals: New Designation and Conditions of Participation
July 6, 2022 “Country roads, take me home to the place I belong. West Virginia, mountain mama, take me home, country roads.” There is an allure to the idyllic lands that lie outside of our nation’s cities and suburbs. A slow-paced spot where sweeping landscapes and peaceful pastures create a longing, perhaps even a belonging, within the human heart. But the countryside, with its hills and hollows, streams and forests, is suddenly less alluring when medical attention is required—that is,…