201311.02
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Hospital Survival: Informed County Commissioners Can Preserve Local Healthcare

Authored by Alan P. Richman Appeared in: Georgia County Government Magazine Georgia’s rural hospitals have delivered essential medical care for decades while serving as major employers and economic growth engines. These hospitals face financial challenges as dramatic changes in the health care industry render their once modern facilities obsolete. Full Article here

201204.05
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It Takes a Community: To save their hospital and local economy, trustees turned to residents for support

Authored by Alan P. Richman Appeared in:Trustee Magazine On Jan. 1, 2011, Effingham Hospital, a 25-bed critical access hospital and nursing home, held a party to celebrate the groundbreaking of its much-anticipated 58,000-square-foot modernization project. The construction expands the facility to accommodate newly acquired,state-of-the-art-technology for its emergency department, inpatient and outpatient surgery suites, laboratory and…

201111.10
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Financing The Future of Independent Community Hospitals

Authored by Alan P. Richman Appeared in: Healthcare Financial Management Magazine Staying viable as an independent community hospital is not easy in today’s environment, where selling to out-of-town purchasers is often the only alternative to closure. But the experiences of one hospital demonstrate that it can be done. Full Article here