New Kind of Hospital Coming to Rural America, Without Inpatient Beds

New Kind of Hospital Coming to Rural America, Without Inpatient Beds

As rural hospitals continue to struggle financially in the United States, a new type of hospital is slowly taking root, especially in the Southeast. Rural emergency hospitals receive more than $3 million in federal funding a year and higher Medicare reimbursements in exchange for closing all inpatient beds and providing 24/7 emergency care. While that … Read more