Many states exhibit disparities in rural health vs. healthcare and Georgia is no exception. Georgia has 108/159 counties (68%) defined as “rural.” Most would agree that health should not be determined by one’s residence or zip code, yet many healthcare challenges are unique to rural settings such as: community infrastructure, poverty, education, and transportation.
On this Top Docs BusinessRadioX show, Tanya Mack of Women’s Telehealth and Chris Denson of Hometown Health discuss rural healthcare challenges.