System and Independent Hospitals

This SHIP Technical Assistance webinar focused on the financial and operational differences between system and independent hospitals. This webinar included Clint MacKinney, Co-Principal Investigator of Rural Health Value. Understanding the similarities and differences between system and independent hospitals is an important part of effective administration of SHIP funds to small rural hospitals.  

Topic: System and Independent Hospitals Duration: 60 minutes Audience: SHIP Coordinators and other SHIP staff

By participating in this webinar, attendees were able to: 

• Identify the key financial and operational differences between system and independent hospital operations.
• Develop strategy for communicating and building relationships with system and independent leadership/contacts
• Understand methods of applying allowable investments for system hospitals. 

 

System and Independent Hospitals Slide Deck (865.45 KB)

Clint MacKinney

Please contact Caroline Bell at cbell@ruralcenter.org for additional information.