Inner-city hospital closures/relocations: race, income status, and legal issues. Academic Article

abstract

• Hospital closures/relocations are occurring with increasing frequency in the United States and these actions are alleged to have adverse consequences for racial-minorities and low-income individuals. This paper through an examination and review of the literature discusses the reasons why hospitals close/relocate, examines the legal issues and questions that have arisen over decisions leading to hospital closures/relocations and discusses the implications of hospital closures/relocations on the health care of inner-city minorities and low-income individuals. The conclusion suggests that for inner-city indigents hospital closure/relocations means only one thing--a decline in hospital care. If the present trend in hospital closures/relocations continues, a few for-profit hospital chains may have the responsibility for determining community health needs based on what services are most profitable and who will be the recipient of these services.

authors

• Rice, Mitchell

published proceedings

• Soc Sci Med

author list (cited authors)

• Rice, M. F

citation count

• 28

complete list of authors

• Rice, MF

publication date

• January 1987

publisher

• Elsevier BV  Publisher

published in

• Social Science & Medicine  Journal

keywords

• Economics, Hospital
• Health Facilities
• Health Facility Closure
• Health Facility Moving
• Hospitals, Proprietary
• Hospitals, Public
• Hospitals, Teaching
• Hospitals, Urban
• Income
• Minority Groups
• United States

PubMed Central ID

• 3616683

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1016/0277-9536(87)90282-6

start page

• 889

end page

• 896

volume

• 24

issue

• 11