title: The Role of the Nurse Executive in Rural Hospital Closure.
abstract: Between 2010 and June 2016, 75 rural hospitals closed, and more than 250 more are at risk of closure. Nurse executives need to be prepared for this eventuality. There is a need for formal direction on how to close a highly regulated healthcare facility.
authors.affiliation: Author Affiliations: PhD Student, College of Nursing (Ms Warden); Professor, Department of Health Services Policy and Management, Arnold School of Public Health (Dr Probst), University of South Carolina, Columbia; Director (Dr Probst), South Carolina Rural Health Research Center, Columbia.
authors.forename: Deborah Hughes
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Warden
authors.forename: Janice C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Probst
mesh_terms: D006271:Health Facility Closure; D006780:Hospitals, Rural; D009718:Nurse Administrators; D024802:Nurse's Role