Hospital survival in rural markets: Closures, mergers, and profitability: Study examines rural market hospital closures, mergers, and profitability

C Carroll, R Euhus, N Beaulieu, ME Chernew - Health Affairs, 2023 - healthaffairs.org
Financial distress among rural hospitals in the US has increased in recent years. Using
national hospital data, we investigated how the decline in profitability has affected hospital …

Promoting Access To Hospital Care In Rural Areas: Current Approaches And Ongoing Challenges: Article examines promoting access to hospital care in rural areas

C Carroll, V Berquist, ME Chernew - Health Affairs, 2024 - healthaffairs.org
Financial distress among rural hospitals is a significant concern for policy makers. Poor
financial performance increases the likelihood of hospital closure and merger, and it can …

Contextualizing Appalachian health needs

CE Cronin - The Lancet Regional Health–Americas, 2023 - thelancet.com
Appalachia is a region that experiences a unique combination of socioeconomic, health,
and environmental challenges. Declines in major industries in the region are one contributor …

Study of Sustainability and Health‐Related Living Environment Factors Under the Background of Rural Revitalization in the Towns of Guzhen County

L Dang, H Gu, W Wang, X Cheng, S Kim - Scientifica, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
It is crucial to prioritize research and development as part of rural revitalization efforts to
promote balanced economic growth, preserve cultural heritage, and reduce urban migration …

[HTML][HTML] Financial Performance Gaps Between Critical Access Hospitals and Other Acute Care Hospitals

C Whaley, M Bartlett, G Bai - JAMA Health Forum, 2024 - jamanetwork.com
Financial Performance Gaps Between Critical Access Hospitals and Other Acute Care
Hospitals | Health Policy | JAMA Health Forum | JAMA Network [Skip to Navigation] Our …

Navigating geographical disparities: access to obstetric hospitals in maternity care deserts and across the United States

J Fontenot, C Brigance, R Lucas… - BMC Pregnancy and …, 2024 - Springer
Background Access to maternity care in the US remains inequitable, impacting over two
million women in maternity care “deserts." Living in these areas, exacerbated by hospital …

[HTML][HTML] Causes & Consequences of Rural Hospital Closures

P Chatterjee - Journal of hospital medicine, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Rural hospitals and health care systems have been in a slow-burning crisis for decades.
Since 2010, over 130 rural hospitals have closed. 1 Over the same period, rural adults have …

Using an under-utilised rural hospital to reduce surgical waiting lists

T Edwards, A Boerkamp, KJ Davis… - Australian Health …, 2024 - CSIRO Publishing
Objectives This study aimed to evaluate patient outcomes from a 12-month pilot program
establishing specialist surgical services in a small rural (Modified Monash Model, MM4) …

Implementing a Teaching Rural Mobile Health Clinic: Challenges and Adaptations

K Brant, JE Segel, MP McShane, D Rhubart… - Journal of Health Care …, 2024 - muse.jhu.edu
In 2022, Penn State College of Medicine launched the LION Mobile Clinic, a teaching
mobile health clinic offering preventive health services in rural Snow Shoe, Pennsylvania …

Impacts of Rural Hospital Payment Reform: Evidence from the Pennsylvania Rural Health Model

D Bourne - 2024 - d-scholarship.pitt.edu
Rural hospitals have long faced financial challenges, which increase the risk of service
reductions or closures. The Pennsylvania Rural Health Model (PARHM) is a unique …