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Rural hospitals have a high risk for financial problems.
What is the reason there are so few hospitals in rural areas?
- The population density is too low to support a large hospital.
- There are providers available to serve the population and residents are accepting of health care services, but not as many services are needed because of the lower population density.
What defines a rural hospital?
According to the US Office of Management and Budget and the US Census Bureau, rural hospitals are those that are not found in a metropolitan area.
Do you think closures of rural hospitals impact hospitals in urban centers?
- A study of hospital closures in California found that closing rural hospitals increased mortality for both heart attacks and strokes.
- This is because of the longer travel times in rural areas, which makes it more likely that closing a small rural hospital will have a negative impact than closing a small hospital in an urban area.
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