Dr Siân Lewis-Bevan joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article, coauthored with Dr Stephen Powell: “What Might the Past Suggest About Rural Emergency Services Amidst Critical Access Hospitals’ Decline?”

Representative Eric Emery joins Ethics Talk to discuss how rural EMS workers manage time as a critical resource and how legislative policy can help direct resources toward improving rural EMS service.

Recent rural hospital closures influence clinical and ethical dimensions of emergency care.

Cultural humility, cost-effectiveness, equity, and tribal sovereignty are key to improving EMS responsiveness in AI/NA rural communities.

Barriers to maintaining EMS in rural areas include personnel shortages, long travel times, and austere settings.

This article explains how some investment practices of private equity firms generate profit by taking advantage of inequitably underserved patients in the US health care system. 

Dr Christy A. Rentmeester joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article: “Roles of Quiet in Health Care Organizations.”

What might be learned about undervaluing chaplaincy expertise, peace, and quiet in everyday operations of professional caregiving?

Dr Geoff Hollett joins Ethics Talk to discuss his article, coauthored with Dr Jennie B. Jarrett: “How Should Resources From National Stockpiles Be Managed?”

The Strategic National Stockpile is a national system maintained by the US federal government to deliver medical supplies during emergencies, and it needs administrative changes.