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Rural hospital closures have major public health consequences, and the number shutting their doors continues to increase. Rural hospital closures have major public health consequences, and the ...
There is a disproportionately higher population of older adults over 65 who live in rural areas, with 17.5% of rural populations being over 65 versus 13.8% in urban areas. [18] This means that medical deserts in rural areas have a more significant impact on the older adult population in rural areas since there is a higher ratio than in urban areas.
Hospital [1] County City Bed count [2] Type Founded Closed Health system [1]; AdventHealth Manchester (Manchester Memorial Hospital) Clay: Manchester: 63: General: 1917
As rural hospitals continue to struggle financially, a new type of hospital is slowly taking root, especially in the Southeast. Rural emergency hospitals receive more than $3 million in federal ...
The Central Montana Health District, the public health agency for five rural counties, did not receive the same flood of money others saw but did get enough to help the staff respond to an ...
According to the Children's Hospital Association CEO, it was a "perfect storm threatening national pediatric hospital capacity." [ 64 ] High vaccination rates among the 65-plus age group were expected to protect hospitals from becoming overwhelmed like they were the previous winter.
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Rural areas within the U.S. have been found to have a lower life expectancy than urban areas by approximately 2.4 years. [17] Rural U.S. populations are at a greater risk of mortality due to non-communicable diseases such as heart disease, cancer, chronic lower respiratory disease, and stroke, as well as unintentional injuries such as automobile accidents and opioid overdoses compared to urban ...