Characterizing Early Adopters of the Rural Emergency Hospital Designation

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Compares 42 hospitals that have received Rural Emergency Hospital (REH) designations to the 447 REH-eligible hospitals that have not converted to identify characteristics of early converters. Characteristics evaluated include Critical Access Hospital status, ownership and affiliations, healthcare utilization, staffing, available services, and finances.

Jonah M. Graves, R.J. Waken, Fengxian Wang, Paula Chatterjee, Karen E. Joynt Maddox

Health Affairs Scholar, 4(3)

03/2026

Critical Access Hospitals · Healthcare business and finance · Rural Emergency Hospitals · Statistics and data