Policy Impact of the Rural Emergency Hospital Designation: A Mixed Methods Study of Leaders' Conversion Experiences and Motivations

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Presents a study on the financial profile and other factors affecting the decision to convert rural hospitals to a Rural Emergency Hospital (REH) designation. Explores financial factors like days of cash on hand, total unreimbursed costs, and total capital purchases, among others, and discusses the challenges of converting to an REH.

Christopher Wiggs, Dunc Williams Jr., Kevin Wiley

Journal of Rural Health, 42(4), e70240

11/2026

Healthcare business and finance · Policy · Rural Emergency Hospitals · Statistics and data