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Critical Access Hospitals Providing Care to the Medically Underserved A Little About Paul Oliver Memorial Hospital Services Offered -Over 50,000 visits -Long Term Care -Primary Care -Visiting Specialists -Digital Radiology -Dialysis


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Providing Care to the Medically Underserved

Critical Access Hospitals

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A Little About Paul Oliver Memorial Hospital

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  • Over 50,000 visits
  • Long Term Care
  • Primary Care
  • Visiting Specialists
  • Digital Radiology
  • Dialysis
  • Fitness Center

Services Offered

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A Little About Critical Access Hospitals

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Challenges In An Underserved Area

Care Delivery Challenges

  • Physician/Provider recruitment
  • Staff recruitment
  • Transportation and access to care
  • Population size and stability
  • Socioeconomic challenges with minimal

support networks

What Can Be Done to Address these Challenges?

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Quick History-The Hill Burton Act

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Opportunities For Sustained Health

Direct Topics For Care Delivery

  • Physician loan forgiveness programs help
  • Medicaid Payment Policy in Critical Access

Hospitals Broader Topics For Care Delivery

  • High Speed Internet
  • Telemedicine and technology
  • Transition from Inpatient to Outpatient
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Questions