How rural Texas communities are solving health care challenges

With small-town hospitals closing across Texas, many communities are rethinking their approach to health care as they reimagine community health models, lean into telemedicine and more.
In Tyler there’s a new health college in the works, and Texans are relocating to the East Texas city amid excitement about local opportunities in the medical field. This type of focus and innovation around rural health care has benefited from investment approved by state lawmakers.
At Tyler Junior College on Friday, Feb. 16, Jess Huff, the Tribune’s East Texas reporter, moderated a conversation about how communities like Tyler are taking on health care challenges, how the Texas Legislature and state agencies are supporting these efforts and how the future of health care will look in rural Texas.
Speakers include:
Kirk Calhoun, MD, president of UT Tyler and board chair of UT Health East Texas
Kristina Childress, senior public health official and administrator of Angelina County and Cities Health District
Doug Curran, MD, East Texas Community Clinic and former president of the Texas Medical Association.
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