The COVID-19 virus is ravaging the planet at a scale not seen since the infamous Spanish Flu of the early 1900s, inflicting immense devastation as the U.S. loses more than 265,000 lives and counting. According to CDC statistics, 94% of patient mortalities associated with COVID-19 were simultaneously suffering from preexisting conditions, leaving a mere 6% […] [MORE]
Strategies to save the small, rural hospital
April 5, 2016
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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