"It's not right": Nurse perspectives on rural hospital closures: A qualitative study.
Jessica G SmithKyrah K BrownMelynda HutchingsPublished in: Public health nursing (Boston, Mass.) (2022)
Beyond financial explanations, community politics and organizational characteristics can contribute to rural closure processes and outcomes from the nursing lens. Policies are needed to address modifiable factors contributing to closures and to create sustainable rural care models.