Critical Access Hospitals

Research Findings

View publications, including policy briefs, working papers, and journal articles, on Critical Access Hospitals:

• Research Products & Journal Articles - (105)

Recaps

View one-page summary Recaps of key findings from the Rural Health Research Centers on Critical Access Hospitals:

• Quality of Care in Rural Hospitals
  Date: 01/2019
  This Rural Health Research Recap looks at hospital quality-of-care measures and the difficulties of developing quality measures, especially for rural hospitals with low patient volumes.

Webinars

Access information on upcoming or archived webinars on Critical Access Hospitals.

• Northern Border Regional Commission State and Region Chartbooks: A Health-Focused Landscape Analysis
  Presented Tuesday, June 21, 2022

• Rural Hospital Mergers and Acquisitions: 2005-2016
  Presented Thursday, November 1, 2018

• Diminishing Access to Rural Maternity Care and Associated Changes in Birth Location and Outcomes
  Presented Thursday, April 26, 2018

• Financial Distress and Closures of Rural Hospitals
  Presented Thursday, September 21, 2017

• Change in Profitability and Financial Distress of Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) from Loss of Cost-Based Reimbursement
  Presented Friday, October 31, 2014

• Change in Profitability and Financial Distress of Critical Access Hospitals from Loss of Cost-Based Reimbursement
  Presented Friday, September 19, 2014

Projects on this Topic

Learn more about the research questions guiding each study, the lead researcher for each, and when the Research Center anticipates releasing completed product(s) under each project.

• Currently, there are 7 research projects underway to explore this issue.

• In the past, 48 research projects have been completed on Critical Access Hospitals.