THE SUMMIT ON THE FUTURE OF RURAL HEALTH CARE
This premier event will bring together dynamic and influential voices in health care, technology, academia, business, and government focused on accelerating progress and transformation in rural care delivery.
Through engaging and thought-provoking conversations with nationally recognized experts, our goal is to launch bold ideas that improve the lives of those living in our rural communities. This Summit is our opportunity to unite in bringing affordable, comprehensive, and seamless medical care to the heartland.
Save the date: October 1, 2026, registration opening soon. Media and members of the public can register for the online event.
ENERGIZING, SOLUTIONS-DRIVEN DISCUSSIONS
Our agenda will take a deeper dive into some of today’s most pressing topics:
FINANCIAL RESILIENCE
SPEAKERS AND MODERATORS
Leaders from across the medical landscape, experts in technology, community leaders, influential voices in business, and dynamic entrepreneurs will join this year’s exciting panel of speakers and moderators.
Stay tuned for exciting speaker announcements and mark your calendar to join us via livestream for a day of bold ideas, collaboration, and impact.
NEWS
Stay up to date on key information and industry news.
The fourth annual Summit on the Future of Rural Health Care brought leaders from across the health care industry together in Sioux Falls, South Dakota…
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Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz told attendees at the Summit on the Future of Rural Health Care on Tuesday…
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The United States’ head of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Dr. Mehmet Oz, spoke at Sanford Health’s Summit…
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Oracle Health and Life Sciences Executive Vice President and General Manager Seema Verma said Tuesday…
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Dr. Mehmet Oz says the federal government’s new $50 billion Rural Health Transformation Program isn’t meant to simply help hospitals pay their bills…
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Hospitals and health systems can’t rely on traditional strategies any longer…
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Members of the AHA Board of Trustees Oct.14 participated in a panel on the future of rural health care…
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AHA leaders today participated in Sanford Health’s fourth annual Summit on the Future of Rural Health Care…
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Sanford Health hosted The Summit on the Future of Rural Health Care…
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Nearly half of South Dakotans live in rural areas, but access to healthcare can be difficult depending on where you live…
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At the 2025 Sanford Rural Health Summit panelists and healthcare professionals had conversations about the future of rural healthcare…
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South Dakota will use federal dollars meant to improve rural health care to make changes that will be felt for generations…
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Dr. Bobby Mukkamala made a social media splash in 2018 by walking into a Michigan gun store and buying an AR-15 rifle and 90 bullets…
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Tuesday was Day 14 of the federal government shutdown, meaning hundreds of thousands of employees are not getting paid, and many still have to work…
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The use of artificial intelligence in the health care industry has the promise of being “transformative” if it’s used in the right ways…
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The key to improving rural health care in the Dakotas is more than telehealth, according to health and innovation experts…
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On an overcast day in Sioux Falls, some of the most influential voices from across the country came together…
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Rural health systems should be the champions of virtual care delivery…
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