More than 29 percent of America's hospitals are either critical access or defined as rural health care facilities. In the pursuit to develop regulations, policies, and standard operating procedures we often forget about the unique challenges these small facilities face in complying with some of these requirements intended for their big brothers The design of these facilities often requires a creative, multipurpose approach.

Learning Objectives:

Identify the limitations of CAH's and similarities with small rural hospitals.
Review successful case studies where these facilities are able to meet community needs with a very small average daily census.
Identify some of the unique regulatory requirements for CAHs and some of the requirements that CAHs have difficulty meeting.
Develop strategies to identify how these hospitals can be used as a community hub for other activities.

Ryan Turner AIA, EDAC, LEED AP

Architect/Principal, DSGW Architects

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