title: Hospital alliances are taking root in rural America.
abstract: Rural hospitals are finding that alliances can offer them the advantages of multihospital systems without the strings attached. Their numbers are increasing, and a new study says rural alliances are likely to flourish if given sufficient funding and support by hospital chief executive officers. But they also must overcome problems of high turnover rates among rural administrators and lean funding sources.
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authors: Lutz
mesh_terms: D003625:Data Collection; D006780:Hospitals, Rural / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009935:Organizational Affiliation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014481:United States