The effect of rural hospital closures on emergency medical service response and transport times.
Katherine E M MillerHailey J JamesGeorge Mark HolmesCourtney Harold Van HoutvenPublished in: Health services research (2020)
Rural hospital closures increased mean transport and total activation times with varying effects across the distribution of EMS response, transport, and total times. These findings illuminate potential barriers to accessing timely emergency services due to closures.