rural hospitals

IT outsourcing could benefit rural hospitals

harminka — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 06:54:08 -0500

Patients expect the most up-to-date equipment and technology at hospitals, regardless of the institution's size or budget. Providing that technology, however, can be difficult for small, rural hospitals that often lack the budget and staffing to make it possible.

Telephone treatment for rural stroke patients works

harminka — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 13:15:17 -0500

Stroke patients in rural hospitals can get safe, effective treatment with the use of a clot-busting drug when a doctor from a larger hospital is on the telephone guiding the treatment. These new findings have important implications for overcoming barriers to optimal stroke care in rural settings, according to research to be presented at the American Academy of Neurology's 59th Annual Meeting in Boston, April 28 - May 5, 2007.

Heart attack death rates not higher at Iowa's rural hospitals

harminka — Thu, 05 Apr 2007 08:04:03 -0500

Contrary to some previous studies, rural hospitals in Iowa do provide quality care for patients with heart attacks and do not have higher death rates when compared to urban hospitals, report University of Iowa researchers.