You work for a rural health system that has two large
hospitals that are separated by approximately 100
miles. Your leadership has discussed opening
outpatient clinics to reduce hospitalizations and
provide better care and access for smaller
communities. You have been asked to brief your CFO
on the pros and cons of opening smaller outpatient
clinics within four communities.
What additional data may be needed? How would
providing additional access contribute to the reduction
of hospitalizations? How could community demand (in
the four proposed clinics) impact the performance of
the health system?
-At least 3 paragraphs