title: Network improves rural care. Interview by Donald E. Johnson.
abstract: Rural institutions may face one of the biggest challenges in providing up-to-date care that keeps patients in the local facility, rather than sending them to regional centers. In the following interview with Health Care Strategic Management publisher, Donald E.L. Johnson, Lloyd V. Smith, president of St. Luke's Hospitals MeritCare, a Fargo, N.D.-based health care network, reveals an educational outreach model for cardiac care that can be emulated by other institutions.
authors: L V
authors: LV
authors: Smith
mesh_terms: D002309:Cardiology / Q000193:education; D016507:Cardiology Service, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D006745:Hospital Bed Capacity, 300 to 499; D006780:Hospitals, Rural / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D009658:North Dakota; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D012041:Regional Medical Programs / Q000458:organization & administration*