Geography of the Underserved: The Contribution of Rural Non-Trauma Hospitals to Trauma Care.

Elinore J KaufmanCarter PrenticeDevin WilliamsJamie SongDiane N HaddadJoshua B BrownXinwei ChenKristin CollingPaula Chatterjee

Published in: Annals of surgery (2024)

Rural non-trauma centers provided initial care for more than half of injured rural residents, including 2 in 5 of those with the most severe injuries, and managed more than 3 in 4 definitively. These hospitals may be an under-recognized component of the US trauma system.

Keyphrases

healthcare
south africa
trauma patients
palliative care
quality improvement
pain management
affordable care act
chronic pain
health insurance
drug induced