title: Critical access hospitals enter a new era of capital finance.
abstract: One day this month, with the grand opening of Rio Grande Hospital in Del Norte, Colo., the healthcare industry will have cause to celebrate the completion of the first critical access hospital (CAH) financed with bonds enhanced by HUD FHA-242 mortgage insurance (average interest rate: 5.45%; rating: AA/Aa/AA).
authors.affiliation: SprainBrook Group, Hawthorne, N.Y., USA. kponton@mac.com
authors.forename: Kevin T
authors.initials: KT
authors.lastname: Ponton
mesh_terms: D002202:Capital Financing / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000639:trends; D003120:Colorado; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000191:economics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006780:Hospitals, Rural / Q000191:economics* / Q000639:trends; D006278:Medicare; D010934:Planning Techniques; D012051:Reimbursement Mechanisms; D014481:United States