In a rural area (where I live) --some 350km from a medical 'specialist hub'--,

when patients get referred (by local GPs) to see specialists for treatments,

patients (and carers) often have to travel by train and spend nights at 'motels' (hospital beds are only available/funded under strict 'financial' criteria).

Most patients are old and (obviously) sick, so, medical treatments far far away from home and environment where local (and social) supports are not missing may be less healing (but more traumatizing).

How can medical specialist providers and special equipment be made available to people in rural areas in a less stressful manner?

It is a problem --even in Australia--.