After conducting analysis and research on PMH, the business environment and potential challenges, options to address the barriers to the feasibility of a satellite clinic were addressed. The challenges can be overcome with strategic plans, which makes this planned clinic feasible. Plans for both short- and long-term implementation as well as benchmarks to demonstrate the benefits of the satellite clinic in Pocahontas County must be addressed. The study recommends expansion of the satellite clinic so that PMH can remain competitive, maintain market share, and provide adequate patient access to the community in a reasonable time frame. The study examined corporate environmental challenges, a market analysis, and a SWOT analysis, which suggests that Pocahontas Memorial Hospital partners with an academic medical institution to increase future new hiring for healthcare professionals, overcoming one of the biggest challenges for rural healthcare