Pandemic Increases Pressure on Rural Hospitals & Communities: Vulnerability, Health Inequity and Staffing Crisis Amplified in Pandemic's Third Year

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Examines the stability of the rural healthcare safety net. Discusses disparities between rural and urban communities and communities with hospitals vulnerable to closure. Describes the benefits of COVID-19 relief funding on rural hospitals and how scheduled reimbursement cuts and staffing shortages could impact hospitals' financial stability. Also discusses how staffing shortages impact access to obstetrics and chemotherapy care in rural areas.

02/2022

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Chartis Center for Rural Health

Access · Funding · Health disparities · Health workforce supply and demand · Healthcare business and finance · Hospitals · Infectious diseases · Maternal health and prenatal care · Maternal health workforce · Policy · Specialty care · Statistics and data