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Resources by Topic: Hospitals

Hospital Closure: 1989
Describes the extent, characteristics of, reasons for, and impact of hospital closures in 1989. Includes information specific to rural hospital closures. Lists closed hospitals by name, state, and rural/urban status.
Date: 1991
Sponsoring organization: Office of Inspector General (HHS)
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Hospital Closure: 1988
Describes the extent, characteristics of, reasons for, and impact of hospital closures in 1988. Includes information specific to rural hospital closures. Lists closed hospitals by name, state, and rural/urban status.
Date: 03/1990
Sponsoring organization: Office of Inspector General (HHS)
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Hospital Closure: 1987
Describes the extent, characteristics of, reasons for, and impact of hospital closures in 1987. Includes information specific to rural hospital closures. Lists closed hospitals by name, state, and rural/urban status.
Date: 05/1989
Sponsoring organization: Office of Inspector General (HHS)
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Healthcare Impact in Rural Michigan
Infographic demonstrating the impact of hospital care in rural Michigan. Includes data on employment, healthcare utilization, and facility locations.
Sponsoring organization: Michigan Health & Hospital Association
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Access to Health Care Services (Virginia)
Explores types of health care services and issues related to access in rural areas of Virginia. Includes state maps showing locations of Rural Health Clinics, Critical Access Hospitals, and Federally Qualified Health Centers. Features statistics on primary care, dental, and mental health providers obligated to serve in shortage areas as of 2020, and avoidable hospitalizations as of 2017, with breakdowns by urban and rural locations.
Sponsoring organization: Virginia Department of Health
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Arkansas Hospital Association Data Hub Dashboard
Interactive dashboard providing information on the availability of hospital services in Arkansas counties by specialty, including delivery, palliative, psychiatric, swing bed, intermediate care, skilled nursing, rehabilitation, home health, and hospice services. Also includes data on Medicaid, Medicare Advantage, and Traditional Medicare enrollment by county.
Sponsoring organization: Arkansas Hospital Association
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FORHP Rural Hospital Technical Assistance Finder
A tool to help identify free technical assistance services available to rural hospitals and Rural Health Clinics from six Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP) supported programs. Find matching TA providers based on facility type, location, and type of assistance.
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Georgia Department of Community Health Annual Report: Fiscal Year 2024
Outlines the Department of Community Health's key financial and performance highlights from 2024. Includes sections on achievements of the State Office of Rural Health and the Farmworker Health Program.
Sponsoring organization: Georgia Department of Community Health
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Discharge Instructions, Readmission, and Mortality
Analyzes discharge, readmission, payment, and mortality data in hospitals by patient-physician communication and health condition. Includes interactive data visualizations comparing metro and nonmetro differences at the county level. Offers a video tutorial for interacting with the data.
Sponsoring organization: National Rural Health Resource Center
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HCUP Fast Stats: National Emergency Department Visits
Provides access to data on emergency department utilization across a range of years and patient characteristics. To access rural data select Patient Location under Characteristic.
Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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