Admittedly, meeting the needs of every town or smaller city is no easy task.
It will be a task made that much harder if a prolonged dip in oil prices means a decrease in Saskatchewan Party government revenue.
Still, one would think, this government would recognize the short comings in rural health delivery and to address them.
This takes us to first to the puzzling case in Kindersley, where residents are now clamouring for a long-term health care plan for the area.
"It seems that over the last decade or so, the amount of support and resources put towards our hospital ... has been, in our opinion, a little bit lacking," Tom Geiger, director of the Kindersley and District Health and Wellness Foundation Inc., told Rawlco Radio.
Why there would be a lack of support in Kindersley is interesting. It is the hot bed of the oil boom and has been represented for years by Economy Minister Bill Boyd - clearly, the second-most powerful individual in the Sask. Party government.
Moreover, Geiger said his community isn't looking for $100 million replacement for its 50-year old hospital - just upgrades that he believes would only cost a few million dollars.
Even with the booming oil industry that sees a lot of young families in the area, there is no obstetrics in the Heartland Health District. Expecting mothers must travel 200 kilometres east to Saskatoon or even Medicine Hat.
"We used to have about 200 births here a year," said Geiger, who was among those who helped draft a letter to the Health Ministry requesting a vision and improved core services for the area.
Meanwhile the health district says it wants a more in-depth survey of its residents to better understand needs.
Perhaps even less surprising than issues of health service provided to one specific community is the frequency of health delivery complaints throughout rural Saskatchewan.
Take the recent story from the Health Sciences Association of Saskatchewan union that has asked the Provincial Auditor to review ambulance services throughout rural Saskatchewan to get a fairer assessment of the needs.
At a recent press conference in Saskatoon, HSAS President Karen Wasylenko said some rural health regions aren't filling job vacancies in order to save money.
Some 54 vacant positions were vacant in July, with the Cypress Health Region having the highest vacancy rates that included one of its two full-time positions and four of its 10 part-time positions unfilled.
Yes, the Cypress Hills region - the first riding to elect a Sask. Party MLA (Wayne Elhard, who continues to represent Cypress Hills). And, yes, we are taking about ambulance services that rural MLAs would know full well is still a priority for rural people.
Admittedly, these complaints are coming from a union that likely has few qualms about making a conservative-minded government look bad at the best of times. By no small coincidence, the union has been without a contract and in a legal strike position since August 2013.
But consider one of their complaints for a moment: Wasylenko said posted positions are described as "permanent-casual jobs" that require paramedics on call for 100 hours per week at $5 an hour with no benefits Wages do increase to between $25.17 and $30.78 per hour when a call does come in.
However, the infrequency of calls may make it less than lucrative and hour demands may other jobs impossible.
So what is the government response? Well, they say they have studied the problem and are moving to address the issue.
It's passing strange that with all the rural MLAs coming from the Sask. Party caucus and with a rural and remote health minister, such issues haven't already been addressed.
It appears this Sask. Party government is not doing great on some critical rural health concerns.
Murray Mandryk has been covering provincial politics for over 22 years.
