This episode originally aired on Feb. 19, 2025.
A lack of doctors, maternity wards and hospitals have led to a health care crisis in rural Ohio.
In Morgan County, in southeast Ohio, there is no hospital and the last doctor retired in 2024. It鈥檚 a 45-minute drive to access health care.
And that鈥檚 not the only example. How we got here, and how the region is relying on creative solutions.
Guests:
- Samantha Hendrickson, health care reporter,
- Jason Koma, executive director,
- Karen Frey, director of nursing,
- John Palmer, director of media and public relations,
- Stacey Gabriel, CEO,
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