Imagine someone need to see a doctor, but the only way to get there is to drive for miles and wait for hours to be seen. That’s a reality for many people living in rural areas, but hospitals like LECOM’s Corry Memorial Hospital help ease that burden.
Tim McGahen, the Administrator and CFO of Corry Memorial Hospital explained, “It’s very important to have that in our community so you aren’t waiting on care. The key is, we need to have the routine appointments being done here.”
Their hospital operates 24/7, but they, like many other rural hospitals lack the consistency of specialists…