Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Hospitals
Hospital Cyber Resiliency Initiative: Landscape Analysis
Report evaluating current capabilities and preparedness for cybersecurity resiliency in hospitals. Discusses the growing threat of cyber attacks, cybersecurity practices adoption, outdated technology, cybersecurity insurance costs, cybersecurity workforce challenges, and more. Discusses rural throughout.
Author(s): Erik Decker, Robert Wood, Syed Mohiuddin, Douglas Nock, Akshay Venugopalan
Date: 2023
Sponsoring organizations: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Healthcare & Public Health Sector Coordinating Council, HHS 405(d), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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Report evaluating current capabilities and preparedness for cybersecurity resiliency in hospitals. Discusses the growing threat of cyber attacks, cybersecurity practices adoption, outdated technology, cybersecurity insurance costs, cybersecurity workforce challenges, and more. Discusses rural throughout.
Author(s): Erik Decker, Robert Wood, Syed Mohiuddin, Douglas Nock, Akshay Venugopalan
Date: 2023
Sponsoring organizations: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Healthcare & Public Health Sector Coordinating Council, HHS 405(d), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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2023 Nebraska Nursing Workforce Shortage
Provides information on the nursing workforce shortage in Nebraska, broken down by region and county. Includes data on nursing education and on nursing shortages in Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs), rural hospitals, urban hospitals, and long-term care facilities.
Date: 2023
Sponsoring organization: Nebraska Hospital Association
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Provides information on the nursing workforce shortage in Nebraska, broken down by region and county. Includes data on nursing education and on nursing shortages in Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs), rural hospitals, urban hospitals, and long-term care facilities.
Date: 2023
Sponsoring organization: Nebraska Hospital Association
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Number of Health Care Facilities per 100,000 Rural and Urban (Pennsylvania) Residents
Provides statistics for Pennsylvania hospitals, Federally Qualified Health Centers, Rural Health Clinics, skilled nursing facilities, pharmacies, physicians and dentists offices, and residential mental health/substance abuse facilities.
Date: 2023
Sponsoring organization: Center for Rural Pennsylvania
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Provides statistics for Pennsylvania hospitals, Federally Qualified Health Centers, Rural Health Clinics, skilled nursing facilities, pharmacies, physicians and dentists offices, and residential mental health/substance abuse facilities.
Date: 2023
Sponsoring organization: Center for Rural Pennsylvania
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Number of Hospitalization Discharges per 100,000 Rural and Urban (Pennsylvania) Residents, 2019 to 2021
Provides statistics for Pennsylvania hospitalization discharges for heart disease, heart attack, diabetes, falling, pneumonia, chronic respiratory disease, and anemia, with breakdowns by rural and urban areas.
Date: 2023
Sponsoring organization: Center for Rural Pennsylvania
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Provides statistics for Pennsylvania hospitalization discharges for heart disease, heart attack, diabetes, falling, pneumonia, chronic respiratory disease, and anemia, with breakdowns by rural and urban areas.
Date: 2023
Sponsoring organization: Center for Rural Pennsylvania
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A Comparison of Critical Access Hospitals and Other Rural Acute Care Hospitals in Pennsylvania
Examines finances of acute care hospitals in rural Pennsylvania between 2000 and 2020 to determine if the Critical Access Hospital (CAH) designation increases financial stability. Compares CAHs to rural Prospective Payment System hospitals to draw conclusions on the success of the Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Program's impact on CAHs. Includes information on financial measures, hospital characteristics, quality measures, payer mix, and more to suggest opportunities for strengthening CAH viability.
Author(s): Dinesh R. Pai, Chamila K. Dissanayake, Anna M. Anna
Citation: Journal of Rural Health, 39(4), 719-727
Date: 2023
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Examines finances of acute care hospitals in rural Pennsylvania between 2000 and 2020 to determine if the Critical Access Hospital (CAH) designation increases financial stability. Compares CAHs to rural Prospective Payment System hospitals to draw conclusions on the success of the Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Program's impact on CAHs. Includes information on financial measures, hospital characteristics, quality measures, payer mix, and more to suggest opportunities for strengthening CAH viability.
Author(s): Dinesh R. Pai, Chamila K. Dissanayake, Anna M. Anna
Citation: Journal of Rural Health, 39(4), 719-727
Date: 2023
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U.S. Hospital List (2022)
Excel file providing a comprehensive list of urban and rural U.S. hospitals that were reported open as of January 1, 2022. Includes 4,591 acute care hospitals and 1,406 specialty hospitals.
Date: 2023
Sponsoring organization: North Carolina Rural Health Research Program
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Excel file providing a comprehensive list of urban and rural U.S. hospitals that were reported open as of January 1, 2022. Includes 4,591 acute care hospitals and 1,406 specialty hospitals.
Date: 2023
Sponsoring organization: North Carolina Rural Health Research Program
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Higher Hospitalization and Mortality Rates Among SARS-CoV-2-Infected Persons in Rural America
Presents a study on hospitalizations for COVID-19 based on rurality. Breaks down data for rural, urban-adjacent rural, and urban by age, sex, comorbidities, and outcome, among other measures.
Author(s): Alfred Jerrod Anzalone, Ronald Horswell, Brian M. Hendricks, et al.
Citation: Journal of Rural Health, 39(1), 39-54
Date: 2023
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Presents a study on hospitalizations for COVID-19 based on rurality. Breaks down data for rural, urban-adjacent rural, and urban by age, sex, comorbidities, and outcome, among other measures.
Author(s): Alfred Jerrod Anzalone, Ronald Horswell, Brian M. Hendricks, et al.
Citation: Journal of Rural Health, 39(1), 39-54
Date: 2023
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Community Sociodemographics and Rural Hospital Survival
Explores differences in specific community-level sociodemographic factors associated with the survival or closure of rural hospitals at risk of financial distress between 2010 and 2019. Examines the relationship between the risk of hospital closure and median family income, unemployment rate, uninsured rate, education, race, and more.
Author(s): Claudia A. Rhoades, Brian E. Whitacre, Alison F. Davis
Citation: Journal of Rural Health, 2023(39), 643-655
Date: 2023
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Explores differences in specific community-level sociodemographic factors associated with the survival or closure of rural hospitals at risk of financial distress between 2010 and 2019. Examines the relationship between the risk of hospital closure and median family income, unemployment rate, uninsured rate, education, race, and more.
Author(s): Claudia A. Rhoades, Brian E. Whitacre, Alison F. Davis
Citation: Journal of Rural Health, 2023(39), 643-655
Date: 2023
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U.S. Hospital List (2021)
Excel file providing a comprehensive list of urban and rural U.S. hospitals that were reported open as of January 1, 2021. Includes 4,591 acute care hospitals and 1,381 specialty hospitals.
Date: 2023
Sponsoring organization: North Carolina Rural Health Research Program
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Excel file providing a comprehensive list of urban and rural U.S. hospitals that were reported open as of January 1, 2021. Includes 4,591 acute care hospitals and 1,381 specialty hospitals.
Date: 2023
Sponsoring organization: North Carolina Rural Health Research Program
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CAH, Rural and OB Hospitals in Texas
Map identifying Critical Access Hospital (CAH) and rural hospital locations in Texas. Highlights rural counties with and without labor and delivery services, and shows rural counties without a hospital.
Date: 12/2022
Sponsoring organization: Texas Organization of Rural & Community Hospitals
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Map identifying Critical Access Hospital (CAH) and rural hospital locations in Texas. Highlights rural counties with and without labor and delivery services, and shows rural counties without a hospital.
Date: 12/2022
Sponsoring organization: Texas Organization of Rural & Community Hospitals
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