Emergency/outpatient satellites serve as rural outposts.
Physician recruitment problems and sudden population growth placed a severe strain on several New Hampshire communities until civic and hospital leaders pooled resources to develop combined emergency/outpatient satellites. Range of services, staffing, operations, financing, and impact of the satellites are discussed in detail.
D003159:Community-Institutional Relations; D004632:Emergency Medical Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006739:Hospital Administration; D006745:Hospital Bed Capacity, 300 to 499; D006781:Hospitals, Satellite / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009513:New Hampshire; D012423:Rural Health / Q000458:organization & administration*