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Quality of care at rural hospitals may not differ as much as reported, study suggests

from Medical Xpress

Quality of care at rural hospitals may not differ as much as reported, study suggests Medical Xpress Critical access hospitals (CAHs) provide care to Americans living in remote rural areas. As important health care access points, these hospitals serve a population that is disproportionately older, impoverished and burdened by chronic disease. In 1997, with small rural hospitals under increasing financial strain and closing in large numbers, the federal CAH designation was established to increase their viability and to ensure that rural communities have adequate access to health care. READ MORE

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