Rural Healthcare Symposium aims to make healthcare accessible to all in California
THE STATE AND DENIED AN APPEAL. HEALTH CARE IN RURAL COMMUNITIES COMES WITH ITS UNIQUE CHALLENGES, AND THAT’S WHY THE CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF NURSE ANESTHESIOLOGY ORKO MANNA IS HOSTING THE 2026 RURAL HEALTH CARE SYMPOSIUM. SO JOINING US LIVE TO TALK ABOUT THIS FREE EVENT IS CERTIFIED REGISTERED NURSE ELIZABETH AMBUSH. THANKS FOR JOINING US. WHY IS THIS SYMPOSIUM SO IMPORTANT? THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE OPPORTUNITY. WE WANTED TO COME TOGETHER WITH REGULATORS, LEGISLATORS AND THE COMMUNITY TO LOOK AT, TAKE A MUCH DEEPER DIVE INTO WHAT’S HAPPENING IN RURAL HEALTH CARE, HOW WE CAN ACHIEVE OVERCOMING SOME OF OUR CHALLENGES, AND WHAT ARE SOME POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS THAT MAYBE WE’RE NOT THINKING OF. BUT OUR OUR MAIN WISH IS TO REALLY WORK WITH THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE AND LOOK AT WHAT WE CAN DO TO PUT OUR HEADS TOGETHER AND MAKE MAKE SURE THAT CALIFORNIANS ARE TAKEN CARE OF. WELL. AND SO, ELIZABETH, WHAT TOPICS YOU MENTIONED, YOU’RE GOING TO DO A DEEP DIVE INTO SOME OF THOSE. WHAT SPECIFICALLY ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT AND WHAT ARE SOME OF THOSE SPECIFIC CHALLENGES THAT PEOPLE IN RURAL AREAS ARE FACING? I WOULD SAY TOP OF THE LIST IS PROBABLY ACCESS AND ACCESSIBILITY TO FULL SERVICES. SO EVERYTHING FROM MAKING SURE THAT OBSTETRIC CARE FOR WOMEN ACROSS THE STATE IS ACCESSIBLE AT ALL TIMES. THEY’RE NOT TRAVELING TWO HOURS TO HAVE A SAFE BIRTH. AND THEN, OF COURSE, THAT ALSO LEADS RIGHT INTO ALL OTHER ASPECTS OF CARE, WHICH COULD BE ANYTHING FROM YOUR HEART TO PAIN, CHRONIC PAIN, AND REALLY LOOKING AND LISTENING TOMORROW TO WHAT THE CHALLENGES ARE THAT THE RURAL HEALTHCARE COMMUNITY IS FACING AND HOW WE CAN PUT, YOU KNOW, OUR EXPERTISE TO WORK AND HELP THEM ACHIEVE OVERCOMING SOME OF THOSE BARRIERS. ALL RIGHT, SO WHO’S INVITED AND WHO DO YOU THINK SHOULD REALLY COME? I WOULD LOVE FOR EVERYONE TO COME. I THINK THAT TO FIND A SOLUTION, WE HAVE TO HEAR FROM EVERYONE AT THE TABLE AND EVERYONE AND EVERYONE NEEDS TO BE AT THE TABLE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE’RE NOT LOOKING AT THIS THROUGH A SINGLE LENS. WE HAVE THE THE PANELS AND THOSE WHO ARE PRESENTING TOMORROW REPRESENT A WIDE VARIETY OF ASPECTS IN HEALTH CARE AND AND OUT IN THE COMMUNITY. SO IF ANYONE IS INTERESTED, THEY CAN GO TO CANADA. BECAUSE IT’S CA N I N C. FOR MORE INFORMATION YOU CAN JOIN ONLINE. SO IT SHOULDN’T LIMIT ANYONE FROM BEING ABLE TO JOIN. ALL RIGHT ELIZABETH, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US. AND AGAIN, THAT CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF NURSE ANESTHESIOLOGY 2026 RURAL HEALTH SYMPOSIUM IN SACRAMENTO IS WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 21ST FROM 9 A.M. TO 3:30 P.M. AT THE UC STUDENT AND POLICY CENTER AT 1115 11TH STREET IN SACRAMENTO. AGAIN, AS YOU HEARD HER SAY, THIS IS A FREE EVENT. REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED, THOUGH EVEN IF YOU’RE YOU’RE JUST YOU’RE GOING ONLINE OR IN PERSON. GO TO CANNA.ORG. IN-PERSON ATTENDANCE IS ENCOURAGED SO YOU CAN FULLY GET INVOLVED IN THAT DISCUSSION. AL
Rural Healthcare Symposium aims to make healthcare accessible to all in California
Updated: 4:54 PM PST Jan 20, 2026
The California Association of Nurse Anesthesiology is set to host a Rural Healthcare Symposium on Wednesday in Sacramento. The event focuses on strategies to strengthen health equity in underserved areas. Participants can attend the symposium in person or virtually. The agenda includes an overview of HR1 and the state of rural health, addressing obstacles and solutions for rural facilities, updates from legislators on current initiatives and more. Elizabeth Bamgbose, a certified registered nurse anesthetist, joined KCRA 3 on Tuesday to discuss the event.”We wanted to come together with regulators, legislators and the community to take a much deeper dive into what’s happening in rural healthcare, how we can achieve overcoming some of our challenges, and what are some possible solutions that maybe we’re not thinking of,” Bamgbose said. Interested participants can learn more about the event or register here. “Our main wish is to really work with the community at large and look at what we can do to put our heads together and make sure that Californians are taken care of,” Bamgbose said.Watch the full interview in the video player above.See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel
The California Association of Nurse Anesthesiology is set to host a Rural Healthcare Symposium on Wednesday in Sacramento. The event focuses on strategies to strengthen health equity in underserved areas.
Participants can attend the symposium in person or virtually. The agenda includes an overview of HR1 and the state of rural health, addressing obstacles and solutions for rural facilities, updates from legislators on current initiatives and more.
Elizabeth Bamgbose, a certified registered nurse anesthetist, joined KCRA 3 on Tuesday to discuss the event.
“We wanted to come together with regulators, legislators and the community to take a much deeper dive into what’s happening in rural healthcare, how we can achieve overcoming some of our challenges, and what are some possible solutions that maybe we’re not thinking of,” Bamgbose said.
Interested participants can learn more about the event or register here.
“Our main wish is to really work with the community at large and look at what we can do to put our heads together and make sure that Californians are taken care of,” Bamgbose said.
Watch the full interview in the video player above.
See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel