title: Grassroots care: how local public hospitals make it work.
abstract: City- and county-owned hospitals are the lifelines for many communities. It's a daunting responsibility. Here's how they pull it off.
mesh_terms: D000407:Alabama; D003159:Community-Institutional Relations; D005375:Financial Audit; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006779:Hospitals, Public / Q000191:economics* / Q000458:organization & administration; D008489:Medical Indigency; D012941:Social Responsibility; D013660:Taxes