04/01/2026
We're so grateful to Nicole Ringgold and the Between Here and Help podcast for featuring two of our commissioners, Mike Pruett and Cherri Thomas, in this week's episode! 🎙️
Give it a listen and share with your neighbors.
As rural communities continue to navigate change, one thing remains constant: the importance of having care close to home.
Today, a new episode of Between Here and Help dropped, featuring a conversation with Mike Pruitt and Sherry Thomas, commissioners for Three Rivers Hospital.
Together, they offer a clear and deeply human look at what it means to sustain a rural hospital today—how it’s funded, how decisions are made, and what’s at stake for the people it serves. From the realities of Medicaid changes to the quiet, behind-the-scenes work of keeping care accessible, this conversation brings us closer to understanding the systems we rely on—and the people holding them together.
What stayed with me most is this: again and again, the conversation comes back to people. Not just infrastructure or policy, but neighbors, families, and the shared responsibility of caring for one another.
If you’ve ever wondered how local healthcare really works—or why it matters more than we often realize—I hope you’ll listen.
Between Here and Help: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1333-between-here-and-help-317015107/
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