Sharita Thomas, MPP
North Carolina Rural Health Research and Policy Analysis Center
Phone: 757.705.3800
Email: srthomas@email.unc.edu
X: @rural_rita
Department of Health Policy and Management
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
135 Dauer Drive
1101 McGavran-Greenberg Hall, CB #7411
Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599
- Publications - (4)
Publications - (4)
2019
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Geographic Variation in the 2019 Risk of Financial Distress Among Rural Hospitals
Policy Brief
Rapid Response to Requests for Rural Data Analysis
Date: 04/2019
This brief investigates 2019 geographic variation in risk of financial distress among rural hospitals. -
Trends in Risk of Financial Distress Among Rural Hospitals, 2015 to 2019
Policy Brief
Rapid Response to Requests for Rural Data Analysis
Date: 04/2019
This brief investigates 2015 to 2019 trends in risk of financial distress among rural hospitals by census region and Medicare payment classification.
2016
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To What Extent Do Community Characteristics Explain Differences in Closure Among Financially Distressed Rural Hospitals?
Journal Article
North Carolina Rural Health Research and Policy Analysis Center
Date: 11/2016
This study examined the differences between rural hospitals at high risk of financial distress that stayed open and those that closed.
2015
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The Rising Rate of Rural Hospital Closures
Journal Article
North Carolina Rural Health Research and Policy Analysis Center
Date: 07/2015
Discusses the increase in rural hospital closure rates, including the causes of closures and its impact on rural communities.