How A Fire Department Funding Model Could Preserve Rural Emergency Departments and Quality Emergency Care

Blog post discusses rural hospital closures and challenges that rural hospitals face staffing emergency departments (ED), including additional challenges from the COVID-19 pandemic. Author proposes a "fire department" model in rural locations that would create a staffing plan for the ED independent of patient volume and facility designation status, paid for by funding from tax revenue or an all-payer global budget model. (May require free registration to view full article.)
Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center - Category: Rural Health Source Type: news