The mission of Union Hospital’s Richard G. Lugar Center for Rural Health
is to advance rural health through education, innovation, and collaboration.
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is to advance rural health through education, innovation, and collaboration.
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Est. in 1992 to develop a model rural training program for residents aspiring
to practice in rural, underserved areas, the Midwest Center for Rural Health
was renamed in 2006 to honor Senator Richard G. Lugar, Indiana's longest
serving member of Congress and a passionate advocate for rural health.
to practice in rural, underserved areas, the Midwest Center for Rural Health
was renamed in 2006 to honor Senator Richard G. Lugar, Indiana's longest
serving member of Congress and a passionate advocate for rural health.
The Richard G. Lugar Center visits Greene County, Indiana. The Lugar Center presented three organizations within Greene County with Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) on Friday the 13th of November.
Advancing Care through Curriculum Development
Union Hospital, Inc. and the Union Hospital Family Medicine Residency were awarded a Primary Care Training and Enhancement Award from the Bureau of Health Workforce in Health Resources and Services Administration.
This project aims to increase the number of primary care physicians who demonstrate competence in caring for geriatric patients. The UFMR ...
Hamilton Center presented Dr. James Turner, medical director of the Richard G. Lugar Center for Rural Health, with an Award for Outstanding Comunity Service. Dr Turner was recognized for his role in implementing a telepsychiarty program within the local prisons as well as his effort in educating paramedics in the treatment of patients with mental illnesses. Dr Turner is also known for his wo...
