Jeffrey Stensland, PhD

2002

• Capital Needs of Small Rural Hospitals
  NORC Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis
  Date: 05/2002
  This report examines the capital situation of rural hospitals with fewer than 50 beds to determine the total cost of bringing each facility into compliance with current laws, as well as the facilities' cost of borrowing and ability to borrow.
• Variance in the Profitability of Small-Town Rural Hospitals (Policy Brief)
  NORC Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis
  Date: 04/2002
  This policy brief discusses why some rural small-town hospitals are financially successful and others struggle with persistent financial difficulties.
• Variance in the Profitability of Small-Town Rural Hospitals (Full Report)
  NORC Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis
  Date: 02/2002
  This report documents the variance in profitability among small-town rural hospitals and evaluates the characteristics that distinguish highly profitable small-town hospitals from struggling ones. It also reports on strategies that small-town hospital administrators are using to achieve financial success.