title: Urban hospital fosters cooperative programs to expand rural care.
abstract: An urban medical center has found that participation in cooperative programs with surrounding small rural hospitals meets its own need for a broader geographical base of operations and their needs for access to more and specialized services.
mesh_terms: D003284:Contract Services; D005376:Financial Management; D006739:Hospital Administration; D006745:Hospital Bed Capacity, 300 to 499; D007087:Illinois; D008507:Medically Underserved Area; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D012040:Regional Health Planning / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012423:Rural Health