Consequences of Hospital Closures on Community Welfare

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Title: Consequences of Hospital Closures on Community Welfare
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Description: This study investigates the economic position the Monongahela Valley hospital network assumed with the onset of deindustrialization and the extent of welfare loss endured by these communities following their eventual closures. We survey similar analyses carried out in other rural communities, as well as those concerning the current opioid crisis to develop our hypothesis that such closures have had acutely detrimental impacts on average household wages. Employing data from the Centers for Disease Control’s American Community Survey, our analysis integrates empirical quantitative methods (in particular, multiple linear regression) with considerations of the region’s historic political economy. The intent of carrying out such an analysis is to relate broader economic trends in deindustrialized urban areas and rural hospital closures to changes of overall wellbeing within these affected communities., Honors Thesis Advisor: Dr. Paul Hettler.
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Contributor: Kochersperger, Eli (Author), California University of Pennsylvania. Honors Program., (Author)
Date: 2019-04-24
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Identifier: cali:2217
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