Dr. Scott NeelyIt’s been nearly 18 months since Dr. Scott Neeley took the helm as CEO and president of Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital in Grass Valley. On Friday, Sept. 22, Neeley will join the Nevada County Community Forum for an “Urgent Conversation: How will Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital survive the rural healthcare crisis?”According to a 2022 American Hospital Association study, 136 rural hospitals closed between 2010-2021 across the United States. In the same report, the newspaper stated California has seen nine rural hospitals close since 2005 and that 17 are currently at risk of closing. Neeley has also taught at the University of Chicago, Rush Medical School, Cook County Hospital, and Touro University College of Medicine. The talk will be the third in an ongoing series of discussions hosted by the Nevada County Community Forum, launched with July’s guest Nevada Irrigation District General Manager Jennifer Hanson and followed by an August forum with Nevada County Sheriff Shannan Moon on evacuating the community in the event of wildfire.

Source: Los Angeles Times September 15, 2023 15:32 UTC