Characteristics of US Rural Hospitals by Obstetric Service Availability, 2017

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Examines the characteristics of rural hospitals that did not provide obstetric care in 2017. Compares rural hospitals that did and did not have obstetrics services by financial structure, location, and hospital size and emergency department availability and volume. Discusses the public health implications of this analysis.

Katy B. Kozhimannil, Julia D. Interrante, Mariana S. Tuttle, Carrie Henning-Smith, Lindsay Admon

American Journal of Public Health, 110(9), 1315-1317

09/2020

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Access · Closures of healthcare facilities and services · Hospitals · Maternal health and prenatal care · Policy · Statistics and data