Oklahoma Rural Hospitals

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State lawmaker focusing on rural healthcare in upcoming session

Rural hospitals have taken a hit in recent times so state Rep. Trey Caldwell is trying to help at least one community regain its only major healthcare facility. “Frederick lost its hospital a year before I was elected, but they’re not the only ones who have suffered in rural Oklahoma,” he said.
Rural Hospitals in Oklahoma

Rural Hospitals in Oklahoma

STAFF EDITORIAL: Be more like Georgia

The Oklahoma Legislature should consider borrowing an idea from Georgia that The Peach State enacted three years ago in an effort to preserve rural hospitals In 2016 the Georgia General Assembly passed a measure which allows individuals and businesses to make donations to that state’s financially...