title: Tax levy gives hospital chance for survival.
abstract: In 1987, executives of Preston Memorial Hospital, Kingwood, W. Va., said the hospital risked closure in five years. But now the facility, bolstered by a special tax levy and community support, is being touted as an example of how a rural hospital can redefine itself to remain competitive in the marketplace.
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Nemes
mesh_terms: D002202:Capital Financing / Q000639:trends*; D003159:Community-Institutional Relations; D006743:Hospital Bed Capacity, under 100; D006780:Hospitals, Rural / Q000191:economics*; D013660:Taxes / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014903:West Virginia