What is a "Critical Access Hospital"?
What Makes Us A Critical Access Hospital
Russell County Hospital has been designated a Critical Access Hospital, as defined by the Office of Rural Health Policy, part of The Health Resources & Services Administration of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services.
Can limit services and utilize physician assistants and /or nurse practitioners in an effort to reduce their loss
May choose to maintain its current services; however, the hospital must agree to the bed size and annual impatient length of stay limits
Provides small, rural hospitals with a range of opportunities for service enhancement, quality of care improvement, and certain economies of scale through network participation