title: Financing to meet community needs: a guide for small hospitals.
abstract: To succeed in the current financial markets, small hospitals need flexible project and financing plans. Many small local banks today can offer small hospitals financing solutions on par with what was previously offered only by the country's strongest investment-grade rated banks. Federal assistance through programs such as HUD's Section 242 mortgage insurance program is also a viable option for small hospitals.
authors.affiliation: Lancaster Pollard, Lawrence, Kan., USA. bwilson@lancasterpollard.com
authors.forename: Bill
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Wilson
mesh_terms: D002202:Capital Financing; D003159:Community-Institutional Relations; D005377:Financial Management, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006276:Health Facility Size