Can Adult Care Be Regionalized? An Approach Giving Patients the Best Care While Supporting Community Hospitals

J Rural Health. 2020 Jan;36(1):130-132. doi: 10.1111/jrh.12391. Epub 2019 Aug 15.

Authors

Catherine Clary¹, William Kanto², Nikki King³, Tim Putnam³

Affiliations

¹ Institute of Public & Preventive Health, Augusta University, Augusta, Georgia.
² Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, Georgia.
³ Margaret Mary Health, Batesville, IN.

PMID: 31415113
DOI: 10.1111/jrh.12391

No abstract available

Keywords: access to care; health disparities; hospitals; policy; utilization of health services.

MeSH terms

Geographic Mapping*
Health Services Accessibility / standards
Hospitals, Community / methods
Hospitals, Community / organization & administration
Hospitals, Community / trends*
Humans
Quality of Health Care / standards*