COVID-19 pandemic hampers already-strained rural health care system
Posted at 1:20 PM, Dec 28, 2020
and last updated 2020-12-28 15:20:16-05
Rural hospitals across the country are in a difficult spot right now. COVID-19 is hitting them harder than many metropolitan hospitals as they deal with issues of lower staffing.
According to the National Center for Biotechnology Information, about 20% of our nationâs population lives in rural areas, yet less than 9% of our nationâs physicians practice there.
Add on the fact that according to CDC data, COVID is killing rural Americans at a rate 3.5 times higher than those living in metropolitan areas, and this issue is affecting staff and patient care.
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