Azalea Health Selected by East Adams Rural Healthcare to Modernize EHR Operations

Rural healthcare provider replaces existing enterprise system with platform purpose-built for community healthcare, prioritizing usability, faster support and streamlined operations

Atlanta, GA, Sept. 15, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Azalea Health, a leading provider of fully integrated cloud-based electronic health record, practice management, and revenue cycle management solutions, today announced that East Adams Rural Healthcare has selected Azalea Health as its new electronic health record (EHR) platform. Currently underway, the implementation will provide East Adams Rural Healthcare with an EHR designed for the needs of rural healthcare organizations, delivering a more intuitive user experience, responsive support, and workflows tailored to rural healthcare.

East Adams Rural Healthcare selected Azalea Health after determining that its previous enterprise EHR platform was too complex and costly for an organization its size. Key drivers for the selection included a vendor experienced in working with rural emergency hospitals, an EHR that supported clinical interoperability between the hospital and attached rural health clinics and a streamlined partnership-based implementation approach.

“Our previous system was simply not the right size or cost for a facility like ours,” said Todd Nida, CEO of East Adams Rural Healthcare. “We needed a solution that could support the unique challenges of the rural healthcare model. The accessibility of their leadership and the responsiveness of their support team showed us they were truly committed to our success.”

Additional factors that influenced East Adams’ decision were Azalea Health's ability to make operational changes quickly without lengthy delays and an implementation philosophy centered on the needs of providers and staff rather than forcing the organization to adapt to baked-in technology that was not a fit for the realities of rural healthcare.

Azalea Health’s implementation for East Adams is focused on ensuring continuity of operations while minimizing disruption to clinical and financial workflows and processes. To support a smooth transition, East Adams Rural Healthcare's operations team is ensuring the individuals who use the system every day help guide implementation decisions and optimize workflows.

“We are honored to partner with East Adams Rural Healthcare to support their mission of providing high-quality care to their community,” said Baha Zeidan, CEO of Azalea Health. “Our goal is to provide a seamless transition that empowers their team to reduce administrative burden and focus on what matters: patients and the community.”

 

About Azalea Health

Azalea Health provides an AI-enabled cloud-based healthcare platform that helps ambulatory practices and rural hospitals and clinics streamline clinical, financial, and administrative workflows. The integrated platform combines electronic health records (EHR), practice management, revenue cycle management, patient engagement, analytics, and AI-powered workflow tools in a single solution. Designed for ease of use and rapid deployment, Azalea helps healthcare organizations reduce administrative burden, improve financial performance, and give providers more time to focus on patient care. For more information, visit azaleahealth.com.

About East Adams Rural Healthcare

East Adams Rural Healthcare is a rural emergency hospital that provides a variety of essential medical services for residents in Ritzville, Washington, and its surrounding communities. It operates a family-practice clinic, a 24x7 emergency room, an ancillary ambulance service, and a therapy center. For more information, visit earh.org.

Joanne Hogue
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