Understanding how community hospitals work...

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Hi guys,

I've been doing some research on community hospitals out of curiosity and I was just wondering...for those community hospitals that serve a generally low-income population, how are the costs covered...is the quality of services significantly more compromised than a hospital serving a more moderate-income population?

 

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Hi guys,

I've been doing some research on community hospitals out of curiosity and I was just wondering...for those community hospitals that serve a generally low-income population, how are the costs covered...is the quality of services significantly more compromised than a hospital serving a more moderate-income population?

Well, what does your research say? Here are some places you can start:

1. OSHPD - for large data - http://www.oshpd.ca.gov/HID/DataFlow/index.html (California)
2. Hospital Compare - for specific hospitals - http://www.medicare.gov/hospitalcompare/
3. AHRQ - for research/news - http://www.ahrq.gov/

Best of luck with your research!