Critical Access Hospital Leaders Beat Challenges to Support Their Communities and Staffs.
Front Health Serv Manage
; 38(1): 27-31, 2021 Oct 01.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1455387
ABSTRACT
SUMMARY:
Critical access hospitals (CAHs) serve their rural communities as the main access points and communication centers for healthcare, typically with very limited financial, staffing, and support resources. Local residents rely on their CAHs as the only providers for many miles around. When the COVID-19 pandemic hit in early 2020, CAH leaders had to rethink operations and priorities, both internally with staffs and externally with community leaders and organizations. Few critical care beds were available when the need was greatest. Testing was problematic, and cultural barriers complicated care. Now, as virus variants strike where vaccination numbers are low, CAH leaders remain wary of financial hits to elective procedure income, limited resources, and added stress for their staffs. Working with community service organizations and larger regional healthcare centers is a crucial strategy for CAHs as they address care delivery issues and ensure that their caregivers can do their jobs now and in the future.
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Health Personnel
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Rural Health Services
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Critical Care
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Delivery of Health Care
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COVID-19
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Hospital Administrators
Type of study:
Prognostic study
Topics:
Vaccines
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Variants
Limits:
Adult
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Animals
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Country/Region as subject:
North America
Language:
English
Journal:
Front Health Serv Manage
Journal subject:
Health Services
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
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