Survey of Critical Access Hospitals and Buying Plans

by Barbara Kram, Editor | February 26, 2009

-People living in non-metropolitan areas are more likely to be uninsured than those living in metropolitan areas-20% versus 17%.
-Obesity in children, adolescents, and adults is more common in rural areas. This creates a myriad of health-related consequences including diabetes and heart disease.
-Adult men and women in rural counties, with some regional variation, are more likely to smoke than their urban counterparts.
-Due to a lack of timely and efficient preventive care, more rural residents risk being diagnosed with cancer in later stages of the disease than urban residents.
-Motor vehicle deaths and occupational injury rates are higher in rural areas.

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-Rural areas are less likely to have trauma systems or trauma centers.

Read More About Rural Hospitals

Read details on Regents Health Resources 2008 Survey of Critical Access Hospitals at:
https://www.dotmed.com/news/story/7296

Read how Michigan doctors are providing virtual psychiatric care:
https://www.dotmed.com/news/story/7326/

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