Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Healthcare facilities
The Impact of a Rural Hospital Closure
Discusses the impacts of hospital closures with a focus on Texas. Addresses how access issues can result in mortality, challenges with reopening hospitals, and the economic impact of rural hospitals and hospital closures.
Sponsoring organization: Texas Organization of Rural & Community Hospitals
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Discusses the impacts of hospital closures with a focus on Texas. Addresses how access issues can result in mortality, challenges with reopening hospitals, and the economic impact of rural hospitals and hospital closures.
Sponsoring organization: Texas Organization of Rural & Community Hospitals
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Health Center Program Site Visit Protocol
Standardized review instrument to conduct operational site visits at health centers in rural and urban areas. Can be used to assess health centers' compliance with federal program requirements and to identify clinical and financial performance improvement areas.
Sponsoring organization: Bureau of Primary Health Care
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Standardized review instrument to conduct operational site visits at health centers in rural and urban areas. Can be used to assess health centers' compliance with federal program requirements and to identify clinical and financial performance improvement areas.
Sponsoring organization: Bureau of Primary Health Care
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Arkansas Hospital Directory
Offers a searchable directory of hospitals in Arkansas by name, city, county, district, or type. Includes Critical Access Hospitals, Sole Community Hospitals, Rural Referral Centers, and more.
Sponsoring organization: Arkansas Hospital Association
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Offers a searchable directory of hospitals in Arkansas by name, city, county, district, or type. Includes Critical Access Hospitals, Sole Community Hospitals, Rural Referral Centers, and more.
Sponsoring organization: Arkansas Hospital Association
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Rural Hospital Closures Since 2010
Provides an interactive map showing hospital closures since 2010. Lists closures by year and Medicare payment type (Critical Access Hospital, Sole Community Hospital, Rural Referral Center, etc.), the number that have closed for each state, and the number that closed each year. Map shows locations of hospital closures and shades states based on whether or not they have adopted Medicaid expansion. Includes an interactive map showing Rural Emergency Hospital locations, coded by previous Medicare payment designation.
Sponsoring organization: Stroudwater Associates
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Provides an interactive map showing hospital closures since 2010. Lists closures by year and Medicare payment type (Critical Access Hospital, Sole Community Hospital, Rural Referral Center, etc.), the number that have closed for each state, and the number that closed each year. Map shows locations of hospital closures and shades states based on whether or not they have adopted Medicaid expansion. Includes an interactive map showing Rural Emergency Hospital locations, coded by previous Medicare payment designation.
Sponsoring organization: Stroudwater Associates
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Nebraska Critical Access Hospitals
A map of Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) by county in Nebraska as of February 2024.
Sponsoring organization: Nebraska Office of Rural Health
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A map of Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) by county in Nebraska as of February 2024.
Sponsoring organization: Nebraska Office of Rural Health
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Rural Disaster Health
A collection of resources highlighting guidance for and lessons learned by healthcare practitioners serving rural and tribal communities. Features categories including Critical Access Hospitals, education and training, tribal health resources, and surge planning from urban to rural areas.
Sponsoring organization: Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response
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A collection of resources highlighting guidance for and lessons learned by healthcare practitioners serving rural and tribal communities. Features categories including Critical Access Hospitals, education and training, tribal health resources, and surge planning from urban to rural areas.
Sponsoring organization: Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response
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Utah Health Centers (CHC, FQHC, RHC, and VA) Map
Interactive map providing information on community health centers, Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs), Rural Health Clinics (RHCs), and Veteran Affairs Health Centers (VA) in Utah.
Sponsoring organization: Utah Office of Primary Care and Rural Health
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Interactive map providing information on community health centers, Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs), Rural Health Clinics (RHCs), and Veteran Affairs Health Centers (VA) in Utah.
Sponsoring organization: Utah Office of Primary Care and Rural Health
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Utah Office of Primary Care and Rural Health Data Portal
Offers a compilation of interactive maps of Utah on a variety of topics, including Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs), healthcare facilities, primary care grants, rural and Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs), J-1 visa awardees, approved sites for loan repayment programs, and Utah's loan repayment awards. Several maps include county-level data.
Sponsoring organization: Utah Office of Primary Care and Rural Health
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Offers a compilation of interactive maps of Utah on a variety of topics, including Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs), healthcare facilities, primary care grants, rural and Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs), J-1 visa awardees, approved sites for loan repayment programs, and Utah's loan repayment awards. Several maps include county-level data.
Sponsoring organization: Utah Office of Primary Care and Rural Health
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Emergency Department Transfer Communication
Provides an overview of the Emergency Department Transfer Communication (EDTC) quality measure for Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) in the Medicare Beneficiary Quality Improvement Project (MBQIP). Offers a data specifications manual and training video, as well as Excel-based data collection tools, manual, and training video. Includes a technical expert panel summary and final summary report.
Sponsoring organization: Stratis Health
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Provides an overview of the Emergency Department Transfer Communication (EDTC) quality measure for Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) in the Medicare Beneficiary Quality Improvement Project (MBQIP). Offers a data specifications manual and training video, as well as Excel-based data collection tools, manual, and training video. Includes a technical expert panel summary and final summary report.
Sponsoring organization: Stratis Health
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Oregon's Rural Tribal Clinics
Directory of Oregon's Rural Tribal Health Clinics, not including certified Rural Health Clinics (RHCs), non-certified rural clinics, or Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs).
Sponsoring organization: Oregon Office of Rural Health
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Directory of Oregon's Rural Tribal Health Clinics, not including certified Rural Health Clinics (RHCs), non-certified rural clinics, or Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs).
Sponsoring organization: Oregon Office of Rural Health
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