The special role for rural hospitals in meeting the needs of their communities.
Rural North Carolina hospitals are a treasure to be valued, nurtured, understood, and embraced. Just as Jim Bernstein understood and envisioned many decades ago, rural hospitalsand health networks are vital components of the rural communities they serve. Attention must be given to the value of preserving, enhancing, and investing in rural hospital and healthcare networks in order to ensure that effective, quality healthcare services remain consistently available and accessible for North Carolina's rural residents and communities.
North Carolina Office of Research, Demonstrations and Rural Health Projects, Raleigh, USA. serge.dihoff@ncmail.net
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