title: Hospital care in eastern North Carolina. Responsiveness, flexibility, and bottom-line finances keep rural centers vital.
authors.affiliation: Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, USA. mpblackburn@earthlink.net
authors.forename: M P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Blackburn
mesh_terms: D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000639:trends*; D005260:Female; D005544:Forecasting; D017721:Hospital Costs; D006780:Hospitals, Rural / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008952:Mobile Health Units; D009657:North Carolina; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care / Q000639:trends; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000639:trends*; D012423:Rural Health; D012424:Rural Population