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One Hospital-Five Doors: A Model for Critical Access Hospital Sustainability
Henry J Simpson1, Dean B Eide2, Richard A Helmers3
1Mayo Clinic Health System - Northwest Wisconsin Region, Menomonie, Wisconsin, simpson.hank@mayo.edu.
Background:
We wanted to assess whether a regional approach to bed management and staffing could improve financial sustainability without reducing services in rural communities.
Methods:
Regional approaches to patient placement, hospital throughput, and staffing were coupled with enhanced services at 1 hub hospital and 4 critical access hospitals.
Results:
We improved the use of patient beds in the 4 critical access hospitals, increased hub hospital capacity, and improved the health system's financial performance while maintaining or enhancing services at the critical access hospitals.
Discussion:
Sustainability of critical access hospitals can be attained without a decrease in services for rural patients and communities. One way to achieve this result is to invest in and enhance care at the rural site.
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