Research Update: Rural Hospital Closures Eclipse the Century Mark
by Michael Topchik National Leader, The Chartis Center for Rural Health March 19, 2019 Over the course of the last nine years, The Chartis Center for Rural Health has explored the stability of the rural health safety net. A key component of our research – whether through the lens of the Hospital Strength INDEX and the Rural Relevance Study, downward pressures on rural operating margins or declining access to OB services – has been the…