Kathy Hoeft, administrator of Ashley Medical Center in North Dakota, talks with Senator Kent Conrad of North Dakota about some of the needs of rural hospitals in their home state.

Kathy Hoeft, administrator of Ashley Medical Center in North Dakota, talks with Senator Kent Conrad of North Dakota about some of the needs of rural hospitals in their home state. © Mike Lynaugh

September 14, 2004 - Kathy Hoeft, administrator of Ashley Medical Center in North Dakota, talks with Senator Kent Conrad of North Dakota about some of the needs of rural hospitals in their home state.

© Mike Lynaugh