title: Emergency room services in rural hospitals.
abstract: Boards are faced with the dilemma of deciding both the role of rural hospitals and the level of service they should provide. Decisions on emergency room services should be based upon the hospital's relation to other hospitals and the entire trauma care system; demographic information on the present and future population served; data on ER visits and motor vehicle accidents; and existing guidelines and standards for emergency room services.
authors.affiliation: New Brunswick Healthcare Association, Canada.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Croll
mesh_terms: D003659:Decision Making, Organizational; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006075:Governing Board; D006292:Health Priorities; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006752:Hospital Planning / Q000458:organization & administration; D006780:Hospitals, Rural / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006786:Hospitals, Urban / Q000458:organization & administration; D008505:Medical Staff, Hospital; D009509:New Brunswick; D000078329:Workforce