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Do transition grants help rural hospitals?

J Wooldridge1, V Cheh, R Thompson

  • 1Mathematica Policy Research Inc., Princeton, NJ 08543, USA.

Health Care Financing Review
|March 3, 1996
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The Rural Health Care Transition (RHCT) grant program helped rural hospitals add services, but did not improve finances for most. Many grantees successfully implemented new projects, enhancing community health resources.

Area of Science:

  • Health Services Research
  • Rural Health Policy
  • Healthcare Management

Background:

  • Small rural hospitals face financial challenges.
  • The Rural Health Care Transition (RHCT) Grant Program was established in 1989.
  • This study examines the second cohort of RHCT grantees.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the impact of the RHCT grant program on rural hospitals.
  • To assess the implementation of grantee goals and project viability.
  • To determine the effects of grants on hospital services and financial health.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of data from the second cohort of RHCT grant recipients.
  • Assessment of goal implementation and project success rates.
  • Evaluation of changes in hospital services and financial performance.

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Main Results:

  • Three-quarters of grantees met most or all of their goals.
  • 11% of grantees failed to implement viable projects.
  • Grantees introduced or upgraded 523 services, primarily outpatient and social services.
  • Most new/upgraded services became financially self-supporting.
  • No significant financial improvement was observed for most grantees, except the largest hospitals.
  • Grant impacts on management practices were not evident.

Conclusions:

  • The RHCT grant program facilitated service expansion in rural hospitals.
  • Grant funding did not consistently improve the financial stability of rural hospitals.
  • Future initiatives may need to address financial sustainability more directly.