This is an editorial from KETV's president and General Manager Shawn Oswald We are blessed in the metro to have accessible health providers and resources just minutes away. But if you're outside the metro, a shortage of medical professionals leaves many residents facing long trips for routine care or emergency treatment. In 14 Nebraska counties, there's -no- primary care physician available. So we applaud the effort by the University of Nebraska to expand the UNK UNMC Rural Health Education Building at Kearney. Funded with state and federal tax dollars and private donations, the second building will host students who want to establish and build medical careers in Nebraska. UNMC Chancellor Doctor Jeffrey Gold says boosting health care in rural areas will "transform lives for generations." Maintaining a healthy "good life" for rural Nebraskans is a worthy investment... and keeping Nebraska's best and brightest at home benefits us all.