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With small-town hospitals closing across Texas, many communities are rethinking their approach to health care. Some are looking into community health models with a more entrepreneurial lens, and there’s regular talk about improving broadband access to help with telemedicine.
In Tyler, there’s a new health college in the works, and the East Texas city has seen population growth amid excitement about local opportunities in the medical field. This type of focus and innovation around rural health care follows targeted legislation and investment. In this Texas Tribune conversation, we’ll look at how communities like Tyler are taking on health care challenges, what is happening at the state level to support these efforts and how the future of health care will look in rural Texas.
Join The Texas Tribune online and at Tyler Junior College for a Feb. 16 conversation, where we’ll look at how communities like Tyler are taking on health care challenges, what is happening at the state level to support these efforts and how the future of health care will look in rural Texas.
The conversation, which starts at 12:30, will be moderated by the Tribune’s East Texas reporter, Jess Huff, will be livestreamed and will be available to watch on demand afterward.
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