Mississippi Medical News: Rural Hospitals Adopting Survival Strategies
Between more stringent standards and shrinking reimbursements, the small, locally owned hospital may soon make the endangered species list. Still, don’t discount rural hospitals’ ability to adapt and survive. That’s the message of an administrator who knows well Mississippi’s collection of critical access hospitals and other small hospitals under 50 beds. As director of the Mississippi Hospital Association’s Center for Rural Health, Mendal Kemp provides support for 40 such institutions across the state, with goals like aiding their strategic planning and performance improvement.
Between more stringent standards and shrinking reimbursements, the small, locally owned hospital may soon make the endangered species list. Still, don’t discount rural hospitals’ ability to adapt and survive. That’s the message of an administrator who knows well Mississippi’s collection of critical access hospitals and other small hospitals under 50 beds. As director of the Mississippi Hospital Association’s Center for Rural Health, Mendal Kemp provides support for 40 such institutions across the state, with goals like aiding their strategic planning and performance improvement.