title: Two rural hospitals' projects apply swing bed concept successfully.
abstract: Alternating beds between acute and long term care may save rural hospitals from unnecessary closing and alter the balance of services to meet demand. The swing bed concept--subject of two experimental programs in Utah, Texas, South Dakota, and Iowa--may be applicable nationwide.
mesh_terms: D001513:Beds / Q000600:supply & distribution; D006289:Health Planning Support / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006752:Hospital Planning / Q000191:economics*; D006761:Hospitals / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D007484:Iowa; D008134:Long-Term Care / Q000191:economics*; D010865:Pilot Projects; D012424:Rural Population; D013023:South Dakota; D013781:Texas; D014589:Utah