Rural Hospital Profitability during the Global COVID-19 Pandemic Requires Careful Interpretation
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Description
Findings brief describing the trend of rural hospital profitability in 2011-19 and explaining why possible increases in reported profitability during the pandemic (2020-21) may mask the long-term financial challenges of rural hospitals. Features statistics including median total margin of all rural hospitals and percentage of rural hospitals with a total negative margin by year from 2011-2021, and estimated distribution of provider relief funding to hospitals as of February 2021, with breakdowns by urban or rural location.
Author(s)
George Pink, Susie Gurzenda, Mark Holmes
Date
03/2022
Type
Document
Organization
North Carolina Rural Health Research Program
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COVID-19 · Healthcare business and finance · Hospitals · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data