RWHC News & Updates

The Best Gift - Being Present - December 2024

posted on 12/17/2024 11:24:00 AM

REFUELING YOUR HEART BLOG: Are you searching for the perfect gift this holiday season? I think I may have found it but know for sure that it is hard to find, as it is truly a rare treasure! Let me explain...

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RWHC Eye On Health - January 2025

posted on 12/13/2024 12:08:00 PM

January 2025 Eye on Health Issue includes: Rural Wisconsin Hospital CEDA Awardees, New Source re Community Econ Development, Can We Better Understand Each Other?, Leadership Insights: “Closing Argument”, 33rd Annual $2,500 Monato Essay Prize Compet...

| Categories: Eye On Health 2025

Closing Arguments - December 2024

posted on 12/11/2024 2:46:00 PM

LEADERSHIP INSIGHTS: This is my last leadership blog post* as I come to what I’ve been calling my “graduation” instead of retirement the end of this month. After a 44-year career that was more than I could have hoped for, it seems like a good tim...

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Special 2024 Election Issue of RWHC Eye On Health - December

posted on 11/6/2024 7:54:00 AM

This issue includes: For Your 2024 Post-Election Hangover, Tips to Avoid Personal Partisan Gridlock, One Theory Why We Disagree, “Quality Hospital Care is an Economic Asset”, Leadership Insights: “Merging Cultures”, 33rd Annual $2,500 Monato Essa...

| Categories: Eye On Health 2024

Be the Light - October 2024

posted on 10/22/2024 9:21:00 AM

REFUELING YOUR HEART: Burnout. Compassion fatigue. Stress and anxiety. Feeling overwhelmed. Regardless of words used to describe the feeling, the expression holds similar meaning: the light once held for the excitement and passion of the work is bei...

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Merging Cultures - October 2024

posted on 10/18/2024 8:02:00 AM

LEADERSHIP INSIGHTS: When we merge cultures—be it two large corporations, two small departments combining, or even a physical move to a shared workspace with a new group of people—there are common fears as well as opportunities. The fears are natur...

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November 2024 Issue of RWHC Eye on Health

posted on 10/9/2024 9:24:00 AM

This Issue of RWHC Eye on Health includes: Geography is a Healthcare Equity Issue, Insurers Undermine Rural Maternity Care, We Are Unprepared for Exploding Seniors, Farming Survival Depends on Off-Farm Jobs, Facing the Reality of Farmers & Suicide, L...

| Categories: Eye On Health 2024

Change Up - September 2024

posted on 9/25/2024 11:47:00 AM

LEADERSHIP INSIGHTS: AI has reached a tipping point, it seems. What was until recently “out there somewhere” is now infiltrating my daily work. It is interesting to see this change process in real time and observe the reactions that arise from it. ...

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October 2024 Issue of RWHC Eye on Health

posted on 9/11/2024 3:56:00 PM

This Issue of RWHC Eye on Health includes: COVID’s Gift to Rural Mental Health, Healthcare’s Shrinking Future Workforce, Mistrust to Community Collaboration: 5 Tips, Feeding Your Hunger for Success, Leadership Insights: “Cool Off”, 33rd Annual $2...

| Categories: Eye On Health 2024

32nd Annual Hermes Monato Essay Prize Awarded

posted on 9/10/2024 11:31:00 AM

The 32nd Annual Hermes Monato Essay Prize has been awarded to Molly K. Rolfe for “Addressing Rural Health Inequities Through Policy Changes.”

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Cool Off - August 2024

posted on 8/29/2024 11:49:00 AM

LEADERSHIP INSIGHTS: In the midst of the current record-breaking heat wave, we are reminded that heat and stress are cozy bedfellows. Both require self- management. If you have found yourself getting steamed up over work challenges, constant change, ...

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September 2024 Issue of Eye on Health Newsletter

posted on 8/12/2024 11:18:00 AM

This issue includes: “Bridging Rural Health & Prosperity”, Why Rural Community Development Matters, Rural Towns Need Workers, Leadership Insights: “Co-worker Hell”, 33rd Annual $2,500 Monato Essay Prize Competition is Open, Upcoming RWHC Leadersh...

| Categories: Eye On Health 2024

When is Recess? Allowing Play and Fun Back into Life - July 2024

posted on 8/1/2024 9:01:00 AM

REFUELING YOUR HEART | What a whirlwind my life has been lately! Stress from the overwhelm was present on this Saturday morning. I have been struggling with brain chaos, heart dissonance because of decisions that have been made and need to be made....

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Coworker Hell - July 2024

posted on 7/22/2024 12:38:00 PM

LEADERSHIP INSIGHTS: Do some of your employees feel like they are in it? When empathy erodes, teamwork suffers. If your department has fallen into the blame game, it might be time to facilitate some dialogue. Sit people down together.

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