Citation

Gautam K, Campbell C, Barrington B. J. Health Hum. Serv. Adm. 1997; 20(2): 217-229.

Affiliation

Saint Louis University, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1997, Southern Public Administration Education Foundation)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

10177079

Abstract

This study compares the characteristics of rural hospitals with urban safety-net hospitals and with "other urban hospitals" (non-teaching, non-safety-net urban hospitals that provide mainstream care in the United States). The objective is to examine if there are similarities between rural and urban safety-net hospitals, both of which serve underserved populations. The authors also wish to study if there are areas in which rural and urban safety-net hospitals are closer together compared to "other" urban hospitals. Based on the results, some potential areas of cooperation between rural and urban safety-net hospitals are discussed.

Language: en