Struggling Kansas Hospitals Ponder Potential Solution: Fewer Beds
Struggling Kansas Hospitals Ponder Potential Solution: Fewer Beds
Kansas Considers New Rural Emergency Hospital Designation Share this story Published February 24th, 2021 at 6:00 AM Above image credit: Pending legislation in Kansas could provide relief for struggling rural hospitals by providing them more flexibility in the services they provide. (File Photo)
Here’s one possible solution for financially struggling rural hospitals eliminate the beds.
The idea is gaining traction in the wake of new federal legislation approved in December that would allow for designation of “rural emergency hospitals.” Similar legislation is now making its way through the Kansas legislature.