Where and What Separates Rural from Urban Hospital Closures?

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A brief report that compares characteristics of rural and metro hospital closures. Utilizes 2010-2021 American Hospital Association Annual Survey data to examine rural versus metro hospital closures by hospital bed size, hospital type, accreditation status, location in Medicaid expansion state, and more.

Sara D. Turbow, Jennifer Lom, Mohammed K. Ali

Journal of Hospital Medicine, 19(9), 812-815

09/2024

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Closures of healthcare facilities and services · Hospitals · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data