Community hospitals, especially those designated as Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs), are facing mounting pressures from multiple fronts. Workforce shortages, rising supply costs, aging infrastructure, and changing reimbursement models all strain...
Hospitals nationwide are reckoning with financial difficulties, echoed by the American Hospital Association’s statement to Congress detailing the “unprecedented challenges” faced by rural and community hospitals post-pandemic.
These include ongoing...
It’s clear that hospitals’ operations were disrupted and their finances threatened by the ongoing COVID-19 crisis. What wasn’t fully understood until recently is just how critical government funding was for...
Hospitals grappling with financial and operational challenges are drawing from a range of management services that deliver flexible, customized solutions. Whether leverage is needed in a single area like supply...
Troubled community hospitals can begin to reboot by parlaying an evaluation of operational performance into an action plan. This path leads hospitals from survival mode to a strategic mindset so...
To what degree should boards be involved in the finances and operations of their hospitals? This is an important question, because effective hospital boards are clear on their roles and...
