Changes in the Availability of Inpatient Psychiatric Beds Across Rural and Urban Areas, 2012-2021
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Description
Policy brief describing numbers of Critical Access Hospitals and rural Prospective Payment System (PPS) hospitals providing inpatient psychiatric care, and comparing these to urban PPS hospitals. Also examines psychiatric unit closure rates and the effect on access to behavioral health services in rural areas.
Author(s)
John Gale, Zachariah T. Croll, Jamar Croom, Yvonne Jonk
Date
04/2025
Organization
Maine Rural Health Research Center
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Access
· Closures of healthcare facilities and services
· Critical Access Hospitals
· Inpatient care
· Mental health
· Rural-urban differences
· Statistics and data