Rural Health Works: Health care's economic impact
Communities know that health care is critical to citizens' physical and mental well-being. But health care is also critical to the community's economic well-being. It is a vital source of jobs, economic growth and retirement or relocation incentives. If local health care disappeared, as much as 20 percent of the economy would also disappear.
Rural Health Works is a tool developed to:
- Help rural communities assess the economic impact of health services such as primary care physicians, clinics, hospitals, nursing homes and
- Engage in community planning that will strengthen and preserve health services.
Economic Impact Studies:
| County | Report |
| Aitkin | Aitkin County/Riverwood Healthcare Center Service Area (PDF: 32 pgs 277KB) |
| Executive Summary (PDF:21KB/1page) |
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| Becker | Rural Health Works - Economic Impact of the Related Health Sectors of Becker County (PDF:274KB/12 pages) |
| Big Stone | Rural Health Works - Economic Impact of the Ortonville Area Health Services and Related Health Sectors of Big Stone County (PDF:313KB/14 pages) |
| Brown | Rural Health Works - Economic Impact of the New Ulm Medical Center and Related Health Sectors of Brown County (PDF:252KB/17 pages) |
| Cass | Rural Health Works - Economic Impact of the Related Health Sectors of Cass County (PDF:291KB/13 pages) |
| Chippewa | Rural Health Works - Chippewa County (PDF:271KB/30 pages) |
| Executive Summary (PDF:21KB/1 page) |
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| Cottonwood | Rural Health Works - Economic Impact of the Sanford Westbrook Medical Center And Related Health Sectors of Cottonwood County (PDF:258KB/14 pages) |
| Goodhue | Rural Health Works - Economic Impact of the Related Health Sectors of Goodhue County (PDF:345KB/13 pages) |
| Itasca | Northern Itasca Health Care Center and Related Health Sectors (PDF:277KB/24 pages) |
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Executive Summary (PDF:21KB/1 page) |
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| Lac qui Parle | Rural Health Works - Economic Impact of the Johnson Memorial Health Services and Related Health Sectors of Lac qui Parle County (PDF: 353KB/14 pages) |
| Lake of the Woods | Rural Health Works - Economic Impact of Health Care in Lake of the Woods County (PDF:299KB/17 pages) |
| Baudette-Lake of the Woods presentation (PDF:2MB/20 pages) | |
Community Health Planning Minutes, April 5, 2005 (PDF:34 KB/6 pages) |
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| Lyon | Rural Health Works - Economic Impact of the Weiner Memorial Medical Center and Related Health Sectors of Lyon County (PDF:562KB/13 pages) |
| Mahnomen | Rural Health Works - Economic Impact of the Mahnomen Health Center and Related Health Sectors of Mahnomen County (PDF:310KB/13 pages) |
| Mille Lacs | Rural Health Works - Economic Impact of the Mille Lacs Health System and Related Health Sectors of Mille Lacs County (PDF:229KB/13 pages) |
| Murray | Shetek Hospitals Service Area (PDF:279KB/33 pages) |
| Nicollet | Rural Health Works - Economic Impact of the St. Peter Community Hospital and Related Health Sectors of Nicollet County (PDF:300KB/14 pgs) |
| Nobles | Rural Health Works - Economic Impact of the Worthington Regional Hospital and Related Health Sectors of Nobles County (PDF:292KB/13 pgs) |
| Polk | Rural Health Works - Economic Impact of the RiverView Healthcare Association and Related Health Sectors of Polk County, 2008 (PDF:477KB/14 pgs) |
| East Polk County, First Care Medical Services Service Area (PDF:277KB/32 pgs) | |
Community Health Planning Minutes, March 21, 2005 (PDF:45 KB/7 pages) |
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| Overview of Rural Health Trends (PDF:1506KB/31 pages) | |
| Redwood | Rural Health Works - Economic Impact of Health Care in Redwood County (PDF:231KB/17 pgs) |
| Renville | Rural Health Works - Renville County (PDF:241KB/28 pgs) |
| Rock | Rural Health Works - Economic Impact of the Sioux Valley Luverne and Related Health Sectors of Rock County (PDF:217KB/13 pgs) |
| Saint Louis County | Economic Impact of Cook Hospital and Related Health Sectors of St. Louis County (PDF: 467KB/16pgs) |
| Scott | Rural Health Works - Economic Impact of the Queen of Peace Hospital and Related Health Sectors of Scott County (PDF:281KB/17pgs) |
| Todd | Rural Health Works - Economic Impact of the Long Prairie Memorial Hospital & Home and Related Health Sectors of Todd County (PDF:262KB/13 pgs) |
| Traverse | Rural Health Works - Economic Impact of the Wheaton Community Hospital and Related Health Sectors of Traverse County (PDF:284KB/13 pgs) |
| Wadena | Rural Health Works - Economic Impact of the Related Health Sectors of Wadena County, 2008 (PDF:454 KB/14 pgs) |
Craig Baarson
651-201-3840
Sally Buck, Director
National Rural Health Resource Center, Duluth
sbuck@ruralcenter.org
218-727-9390
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