Atheendar Venkataramani’s research indicates that rural hospital closures are a symptom, not a cause, of community economic decline, Penn LDI blog post

A  Penn LDI blog post titled "Economic Impact of Rural Hospital Closures," features a recent study in Health Services Research coauthored by PSC/PARC Research Associate Atheendar Venkataramani, "Changes in Economic Outcomes Before and After Rural Hospital Closures in the United States: A Difference-in-Differences Study." In the study the authors found that in areas with hospital closures the economies were already in decline. 

Citations:

• "Economic Impact of Rural Hospital Closures," Penn LDI, C Tachibana, June 28, 2022.
• P Chatterjee, Y Lin, and A S Venkataramani. 2022. "Changes in Economic Outcomes Before and After Rural Hospital Closures in the United States: A Difference-in-Differences Study," Health Services Research; 57( 5): 1020- 1028