Rural patients in the Endless Mountains, thanks to natural gas development, now have better access to health care and, overall, an improved quality of life.

As a life-long resident of Susquehanna County and CEO of Endless Mountains Health Systems (EMHS), Loren Stone has seen primary care and critical access in his community all but disappear. Fortunately, he has seen it come back to a level almost unimaginable a decade ago. The story he tells quietly debunks the assertions of critics who assume that the natural gas industry brings with it the perils of poor health. To the contrary, Stone maintains, Susquehanna County is in a much healthier position now than ever before.

EMHS was formed in Montrose in 1997 as a not-for-profit venture serving a population of nearly 18,000 residents. The organization picked up the pieces of the Montrose Medical Arts Clinic, which was started in the early 1950s. The former for-profit venture of a handful of primary care physicians constructed a hospital that served the community for more than 40 years.

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