Reimagining Rural Health | Sanford Health News

About Reimagining Rural Health | Sanford Health News

Reimagining Rural Health podcast series, brought to you by Sanford Health, explores the challenges facing health care systems across the country. From improving access to equitable care, building a sustainable workforce, and discovering innovative ways to deliver high-quality, low-cost services in rural and underserved populations. Each episode examines how Sanford health and other health systems are advancing care for the unique communities they serve.

Publisher

Sanford Health News

Category

health & fitness · health & fitness

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

20 Oct 2022

Latest episode

13 May 2026

Latest episodes

52 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   13 May 2026

   A rural-urban residency rotation model

   How can we fix the rural physician shortage in America? In this episode of Reimagining Rural Health, Dr. Dan Hoody (Sanford Health) and Dr. Meghan Walsh (Hennepin Healthcare) discuss how a simple but powerful change—sending urban medical residents to rural communities for short rotations—can dramatically improve the healthcare workforce pipeline. 🔍 What You will Learn: • Why over 95% of residency programs are based in urban areas despite 20% of Americans living in rural areas. • Learning wher...

2. 

   9 Feb 2026

   Clinician well-being is a strategy to keep good doctors

   Joining us in this episode is Dr. Tait Shanafelt, chief wellness officer of Stanford Medicine, alongside Dr. Heather Spies, who is physician director of clinician experience and well-being at Sanford Health. Together they'll discuss clinician well-being as a strategy, leadership, culture, and the power of listening in rural health care. Learn more about Sanford Health at: http://www.news.sanfordhealth.org Connect with us on social: Facebook Twitter Instagram LinkedIn

3. 

   30 Dec 2025

   Thriving in a dynamic health insurance landscape

   Joining us in this episode, Dr. Tommy Ibrahim, M.D., Executive Vice President, President and CEO of Sanford Health Plan, talks with Molly Smith, Group Vice President, Public Policy at the American Hospital Association (AHA). Together they'll discuss the future of care and coverage in rural America, including enhanced premium tax credits, drug pricing, the future of Medicare Advantage (MA) and bold, innovative models that could improve accessibility and affordability while making health care m...

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

2,879,682

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 46 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

27

Social presence

94

YouTube

86

Engagement

30

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Guest appearances

Does not typically book guests

Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.