[Rural Hospitals] A popular healthcare myth debunked

[Rural Hospitals] A popular healthcare myth debunked 
Becker's Hospital CFO Report, by Laura Dyrda; 3/28/24
Many in the healthcare industry assume rural hospitals are inherently worse off financially than urban hospitals. It's easy to see why. ... But a February Kaufman Hall report refutes the financial divide between rural and urban hospitals. When comparing rural and urban hospitals as a collective, the firm found no statistically significant difference in average operating margin. Rural and urban hospitals on average have similar operating margins and financial performance. So why do we often associate more dire financial struggles with rural hospitals over urban ones?