Thinking about needing emergency healthcare is a scary thought. If you live in a rural community where the nearest hospital is miles and miles away from you, it can be even scarier. That's exactly what a panel of experts discussed at the Eriksson Alumni Center Monday.

"The Administrator of CMS looked around the room," explained Robert Milvet, the representative from Preston Memorial Hospital on the panel about a previous meeting. "And said why can't you convince your population to use public transportation to access the next closest hospital? Tell that to somebody in Tunnelton in February waiting for the Buckwheat Express.. It's not coming."

The Rural Healthcare Forum addressed what is needed to provide healthcare to rural America and the underlying questions faced with that issue.

The forum also invited the community to voice it's concerns. It was hosted by WVU's Dr. Gordon Gee and Congressman David McKinley. McKinley says one problem is that rural communities aren't represented as well as metropolitan areas in Washington, D.C.

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