After two rural hospitals close in her area, Beth O'Connor is heading to the Hill by MEDHOST published on 2019-02-04T09:07:04Z Beth O'Connor, Executive Director of Virginia Rural Health Association, sat down with us in the NRHA 2019 podcast lounge to share her plans to meet with lawmakers on the Hill, for the thirteenth year in a row. She offered her advice that one benefit of living in a rural community can be the ability to connect with partners, neighbors and other community leaders faster and more effectively than in larger, urban areas. For more on her story and ones like it, check out www.medhost.com/podcast.