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Do Hospital Closures Affect Patient Time in an Ambulance?

RUHRC Authors: Davis, A | Troske, S
Publication Date: 02/20/2019
Full Publication: Do Hospital Closures Affect Patient Time in an Ambulance?

Objective

When a hospital closes in a community, patients needing emergency care may spend more time in an ambulance to receive care in an emergency department (ED). We explore how hospital closures affect the time a patient travels from an incident location where 9-1-1 was called to the ED in an ambulance.

Suggested Citation

Troske S, Davis AF. Do Hospitals Closures Affect Patient Time in an Ambulance? Lexington, KY: Rural and Underserved Health Research Center; 2019.