# Karen Bowling on Strengthening Rural Healthcare Through Access, Technology and Advocacy

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Podcast: [Becker’s Healthcare Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/becker-s-healthcare-podcast-484089)
Published: 2026-08-29T03:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://podcast.show/beckershealthcarepodcast/episode/155175657/
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Duration seconds: 1430

## Resource

In this episode, Karen Bowling, President and Chief Executive Officer, WVU Medicine Princeton Community Hospital; Executive Vice President, Government Affairs, West Virginia University Health System, discusses expanding specialty care in rural communities through telemedicine, strategic affiliations and workforce development. She also shares her perspective on healthcare advocacy, financial pressures facing rural hospitals and opportunities for growth.

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