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Staffing Hurdles Chip Away at Access to Care

Description
Summarizes the results of a survey of rural hospital leaders between March 2-April 15, 2022. Explores how rural hospitals are navigating COVID-19 vaccination mandates and the continued impact of nurse staffing shortages on the delivery of care. Discusses drivers of nurse turnover at rural hospitals.
Author(s)
Michael Topchik, Troy Brown, Melanie Pinette, Billy Balfour
Date
08/2022
Type
Document
Organization
Chartis Center for Rural Health
Tagged as
Health workforce · Health workforce supply and demand · Hospitals · Infectious diseases · Nurses · Statistics and data · Vaccination