SuZanne Troske, MS
Rural and Underserved Health Research Center
Phone: 859.321.0211
Email: s.troske@uky.edu
Institutional Research, Analytics and Decision Support
University of Kentucky
630 South Broadway
Lexington, KY 40536
- Publications - (1)
Publications - (1)
2019
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Hospital Closures and Short-Run Change in Ambulance Call Times
Journal Article
Rural and Underserved Health Research Center
Date: 11/2019
Hospital closures affect the availability of emergency department services. This paper examines changes in ambulance ride times in areas with hospital closures compared to those in similar areas without hospital closures and separately analyzes changes in ambulance ride times between urban and rural areas and among Medicare-eligible patients.