Health care
BY SIERRA MARTIN
Health Care Edition
2026
Howdy neighbors! Every year, our health care edition is all about connecting you with people, technology and local businesses keeping our community healthy. Putting an issue like this together takes a lot of teamwork, so a huge thank you goes out to the providers who opened their doors to our reporters and the businesses who stepped up to support local news.
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TXST selected to help in statewide e ort to support rural hospitals
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Melinda Villagran, executive director of the Translational Health Research Center, or THRC, will lead the academy at Texas State and serve as the TSUS delegate to the academy’s state advisory board. THRC Faculty Fellows with expertise in operations, health care nance, leadership and rural health systems will work on the project once selected. The program aims to reduce nancial instability that can lead to service reductions or hospital closures by strengthening leadership. According to the release, training in the academy will include competencies for operating hospitals in resource-constrained rural environments, such as: • Regulatory compliance • Revenue optimization • Health care management Sul Ross State University, a TSUS sister school, will lead local logistics planning for the on-site program in West Texas in 2027, according to the release.
Texas State University has been selected for a new statewide initiative—the Texas Rural Hospital O cers Academy—that will strengthen nancial and operational leadership and stability of rural hospitals and protect access to health care across Texas. The academy was established by House Bill 18 during the 2025 Texas legislative session and will deliver more than 100 hours of specialized training each year for leaders of rural hospitals and health systems throughout the state. The academy’s goal is to address the growing risk of hospital closures, according to a news release from Texas State. The university will be representing the Texas State University System. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission will partner with four Texas public university systems, including TSUS, the University of Texas System, the Texas A&M University System and the Texas Tech
"We are ready and enthusiastic to provide rural healthcare leaders across the state with professional development, continuing education, and
technical training." MELINDA VILLAGRAN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE TRANSLATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH CENTER
University System. Each system will assign a site principal investigator and faculty expertise to support consistent, high-quality training across the state, according to the release.
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