From bumpy back roads to the length of time it takes to travel to the doctor, rural healthcare faces a number of unique challenges.
However, there are also rarely-highlighted advantages to rural care that make it some of the highest quality care a patient can receive. In an exclusive interview with Pulsara, Dr. Jean Sumner, the Dean of the School of Medicine at Mercer University in Macon, Georgia, said, “I honestly believe that if you're in a rural community, you have the opportunity to get better healthcare than in the city.”
What’s rural health’s secret?