Risk of Closure Among Independent and Multihospital-Affiliated Rural Hospitals

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Study examining the risk of rural hospital closure for independent hospitals and hospitals affiliated with other facilities or a health system. Analyzes 2007-2019 data from the American Hospital Association, Irving Levin Associates, and the University of North Carolina Sheps Center representing a national cohort of rural hospitals. Notes financial stability for affiliated and independent hospitals as well as policy interventions to support hospitals at risk of closure.

H. Joanna Jiang, Kathryn R. Fingar, Lan Liang, Rachel Mosher Henke

JAMA Health Forum, 3(7), e221835

07/2022

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Closures of healthcare facilities and services · Healthcare business and finance · Hospitals · Statistics and data