Drivers in Decline: A Shortage of Volunteers Complicates Access to Care in Rural America
In rural communities, a decimated volunteer driver network could interrupt seniors' health management.
Christina Saint Louis, covers rural health care for KHN. Based in Minneapolis, she reports primarily on the Upper Midwest. She joined KHN from the Star Tribune’s public safety team, where she reported on policing and crime in Minneapolis. Originally from Stuart, Florida, she was previously an investigative reporter at the Miami Herald after having become the first recipient of its Esserman-Knight Investigative Journalism Fellowship. She received her master’s degree from the Toni Stabile Program in Investigative Journalism at Columbia University.
In rural communities, a decimated volunteer driver network could interrupt seniors' health management.