Most rural towns lost physicians after their hospitals closed
Abstract
Between 1980 and 1988,132 rural hospitals closed, and left their towns with no general hospital. Most of those towns also lost physicians, and 19 were left with no physicians 2 years after closure. The smaller, more remote towns had few physicians to begin with and were more likely than larger towns to lose physicians along with their hospitals.
Authors:
Hart LG, Pirani MJ, Rosenblatt RAJournal/Publisher:
Rural Development PerspectivesEdition:
Oct 1994. 10(Oct):17-21Link to Article
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Hart LG, Pirani MJ, Rosenblatt RA. Most Rural Towns Lost Physicians After Their Hospitals Closed. Rural Development Perspectives. Oct 1994 10(Oct):17-21Related Studies:
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