A new policy analysis led by the Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute describes the intensive care crisis in rural America and provides a comprehensive policy solution to bolster intensive care capacity.
Mar 19 2024Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute
Despite efforts to support rural health in the past 20 years, rural hospitals continue to close at alarming rates. While patients in rural areas began to feel the effects of hospital closures and reduction of intensive care capacity prior to the pandemic, increased pandemic-driven demand for care intensified the rural-urban disparities in intensive care.
"The intensive care crisis in rural America is multifaceted and requires a wide-ranging solution," said senior author Hao Yu, Harvard Medical School associate professor of population medicine at the Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute. "Our work focused on achievable, sustainable strategies to improve intensive care access that prioritize quality, affordable care."
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