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Legislature looks to improve access to health care for rural Nevadans

Lucia Starbuck

Purple Politics Nevada with Lucia Starbuck is KUNR’s weekly show about the Nevada Legislative Session. The name refers to how the state isn’t blue or red — it’s both. Friday marks the end of the first week of the 82nd Session with a Democratic-controlled legislature and Republican governor. This episode explores the health care gaps rural Nevadans are facing and what one rural lawmaker is looking to do about it.

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Rural hospitals struggling to provide obstetrics care

Robyn Vincent

Hospital administrators say they are losing money on their obstetrics programs. But many are keeping these wings open anyway to answer a dire community need.

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KUNR Today: Climate change could mean shorter ski seasons, Nevada rural hospital ICUs at capacity

Noah Glick

Here are the local news headlines for the morning of Friday, Oct. 15, 2021.Climate change warming ski resorts faster than averageBy Bert Johnson, Mountain…

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KUNR Today: Washoe Co. COVID-19 Test Positivity Nears 20%, UNR Reports First Case Of Fall Semester

Noah Glick

Here are the local news headlines for the morning of Thursday, Aug. 26, 2021.UNR Reports First Confirmed COVID-19 Case Since Fall Semester StartedBy Noah…

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Looking Back: When One Rural Hospital In Nevada Reached 144% Capacity

Lucia Starbuck

COVID-19 hospitalizations have been steadily declining since early January. But, during their peak, many hospitals in Northern Nevada neared capacity and…

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With COVID-19 Vaccine Hopes High, Obstacles Remain For Rural Areas

Beau Baker

The news of a promising COVID-19 vaccine from pharmaceutical giant Pfizer and the German company BioNTech is generating optimism this week.But in the…

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COVID-19 Tests Hospitals' Financial Fragility – And New Ways Of Delivering Health Care

Noah Glick

The United States is seeing its highest unemployment levels since the Great Depression. And nurses, doctors and other health care workers are not immune…

Researchers found that in the year after a hospital closure in a rural or wilderness zip code, average ambulance transportation times increased by about four and a half minutes. The total time between a 911 call and arriving at a hospital went up by nine

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Rural Hospital Closures Extend Ambulance Transportation Times, Study Finds

Ali Budner

Rural hospital closures are becoming more common, and that’s leading to longer response times for ambulances to reach the scene of an emergency,...