A Chartbook on the Characteristics and Needs of Frontier Critical Access Hospitals
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Description
Summarizes findings from a 2025 national survey of executives from 117 Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) in frontier counties. Includes data on the distribution and characteristics of frontier CAHs. Identifies themes related to financial and operational challenges, service availability, and access to care in frontier settings.
Author(s)
John A. Gale, Rebecca Stearns, Zachariah Croll, Jayne Foley
Date
04/2026
Organization
Flex Monitoring Team
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Access
· Critical Access Hospitals
· Frontier and remote areas
· Health information technology
· Health workforce
· Healthcare business and finance
· Networking and collaboration
· Policy
· Population health
· Statistics and data
· Telehealth