title: Rural recruitment.
abstract: Physician and nurse shortages are a fact of life for rural hospitals. This foldout section details the scope of the problem and shows how rural hospitals must increasingly compete with their urban counterparts to attract clinical staff.
authors.forename: Terese Hudson
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Thrall
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D004649:Employee Incentive Plans; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand / Q000639:trends; D006780:Hospitals, Rural; D006801:Humans; D008505:Medical Staff, Hospital / Q000600:supply & distribution; D008875:Middle Aged; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000600:supply & distribution; D010560:Personnel Selection / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends; D011365:Professional Practice Location / Q000706:statistics & numerical data* / Q000639:trends; D012424:Rural Population; D012456:Salaries and Fringe Benefits; D014481:United States; D000078329:Workforce