In this installment of “Professional Corner,” a national survey shows many young adults are not using primary care. Nebraska receives $750,000 in federal funding to develop a residency program in rural family medicine. Trinity Health invests over $6 million to expand health care in West Michigan.

Survey Finds Many Young Adults Are Less Likely to See a Primary Care Doctor

• A survey involving 1006 adults found 71% of adults aged 18-29 years have a primary care doctor compared with 97% of adults aged 65 years or older.
• Among young adults who reported having a primary care provider, fewer than half (47%) reported having annual checkups.
• Young adults were more likely to go to urgent care clinics first for nonemergency health issues (36%), while older adults reported contacting their primary care provider (68%) for such problems.
• The study was conducted using Social Science Research Solutions’s national, twice-monthly Opinion Panel Omnibus survey. Data were collected from May 1 to 3, 2026, with 976 respondents completing the survey online and 30 respondents completing it by phone.

Nebraska Receives $750,000 Grant for Rural Residency Program

• Bryan Medical Center has received a federal grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to establish a rural family medicine residency program at Crete Area Medical Center in Crete, Nebraska.
• The grant is part of HRSA’s Rural Residency Planning and Development Program, a federal initiative that provides funding to develop new residency programs in rural areas.
• The program will welcome its first class of two residents in 2029, with plans to grow to six residents by 2031.
• Residents will complete more than half of their clinical training in Crete to address rural healthcare workforce shortages.

Trinity Health Expands West Michigan Services

• Trinity Health is opening a new primary care clinic in Allendale, Michigan, where patients will have access to primary care, pediatrics, urgent care, and walk-in x-ray services in one location. The $3.6 million project is scheduled to open on November 2.
• Trinity Health also expanded cardiovascular services at its Rockford, Michigan, location in July. The $2.9 million expansion gives patients more access to heart and vascular care closer to home.
• In Grand Rapids, Michigan, the organization recently opened Wege Medical Center, a geriatrics practice offering annual wellness visits, chronic disease management, and cognitive assessments for older adults.

This article was created using several editorial tools, including AI, as part of the process. Human editors reviewed this content before publication.