title: Rural rescue--a vision in time.
abstract: Remaining a stand-alone hospital in a small, rural community puts a lot of pressure on both the board and management to be visionary leaders. Gibson Area Hospital and Health Services in Illinois has thrived under its risk-taking CEO and board.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Larson
mesh_terms: D002202:Capital Financing; D002391:Catchment Area, Health; D003159:Community-Institutional Relations; D003659:Decision Making, Organizational; D006075:Governing Board; D018578:Hospital-Physician Relations; D006780:Hospitals, Rural / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D007087:Illinois; D007857:Leadership; D010044:Outpatient Clinics, Hospital; D013192:Staff Development