MEMORIAL HOSPITAL JOINS NATIONWIDE OBSERVANCE OF
NATIONAL RURAL HEALTH DAY ON NOVEMBER 18, 2021
Carthage, IL – 11/15/2021 - Memorial Hospital is proud to recognize the innovation, quality of
care, and dedication of health professionals and volunteers in our community during National
Rural Health Day on November 18, 2021.
The National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health (NOSORH) founded National Rural
Health Day as a way to showcase rural America; increase awareness of rural health-related
challenges; and promote the efforts of NOSORH, State Offices of Rural Health and others in
addressing those challenges. National Rural Health Day is an annual day of recognition which
occurs on the third Thursday of November. National Rural Health Day (NRHD) seeks to
celebrate and promote the “Power of Rural” by bringing attention to maintaining quality
healthcare in rural areas to serve the 57 million individuals who live in rural America.
NRHD impacts healthcare beyond simply a daylong event as it strives to become a sustainable
movement by engaging a national audience of policymakers, program funders, partners, and
practitioners. NRHD also works to bring awareness to the incredible impact that rural healthcare
organizations have on their community. Memorial Hospital, for example, has annually infused
over $62.8 million in to the state’s economy and contributed to over 460 jobs to support working
families. For every dollar that hospitals spend, an additional $1.40 is generated in spending in
local economies. For every hospital job, 1.4 jobs are created in other sectors.
Memorial Hospital and other rural healthcare organizations are therefore proud to not only
provide quality healthcare to their local communities, but also to support the financial and
economic stabilities of these communities that they serve.
To learn more about National Rural Health Day, visit powerofrural.org.