Rural hospitals face unique challenges compared to other, larger facilities. The American Hospital Association (AHA) is advocating for policy changes designed to make life easier for rural hospitals, but in the meantime, these facilities may have to get creative to successfully navigate the current healthcare landscape.
Strategies to save the small, rural hospital
April 5, 2016 Comments (0)
Community hospitals, central to small-town health care and local economies, are closing at a rapid-fire pace. The Rural Health Research Gateway found that from 2010 to 2014, 47 rural hospitals ceased providing inpatient services. And currently, 673 rural U.S. hospitals are at-risk for closure, according to iVantageINDEX. But while the regulatory climate may feel daunting to the […] [MORE]
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