What contributes to the closing of local community hospitals that enjoy an excellent reputation and are loved by their communities? Select all that apply.
A. A health care provider leaving the community may result in an inadequate number of providers to staff the hospital.
B. Clinics and home care are so effective that there is no need for the hospital to continue.
C. Large care networks have purchased the hospital but found it unprofitable.
D. Most residents prefer the superb specialized services available in the large city nearby.
E. It is too expensive for the hospital to meet the new magnet hospital standards.
F. Too many nurses demanded a salary equal to their responsibilities.
Question 2
What are some of the barriers that rural families face in trying to obtain health care? Select all that apply.
A. Fewer health care providers in the community
B. Greater travel distances for health care, especially for pregnant women and young children
C. Less willingness to accept help from local health care providers
D. Little attention being paid to the problems of the rural population by federal legislators
E. Many competing insurance companies with different rules and policies
F. Providers of health care inadequately prepared to cope with differences in rural lifestyle and values
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