Hospital closures: what is the story?
This paper examines the data and research findings on hospital closures in order to understand better the phenomenon and to evaluate the seriousness of its impact. It presents a description of the patterns and trends and, from this, attempts to identify the factors which contribute to closings and the effects on the community, the physicians, and other hospitals. In examining the research findings, a number of managerial and research propositions are identified.
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University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg.
D002391:Catchment Area, Health / Q000191:economics; D003159:Community-Institutional Relations; D003625:Data Collection; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006271:Health Facility Closure / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends*; D007373:Interinstitutional Relations; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014481:United States