农村有色社区通过重新开放医院、使用流动诊所和雇用社区保健工作人员,适应医院关闭。 Rural communities of color adapt to hospital closures by reopening hospitals, using mobile clinics, and employing community health workers.
美国有色人种的农村社区在关闭农村地区医院后发现创新的医疗保健途径,致使数百万人无法方便地获得基本护理。 Rural communities of color in the US find innovative ways to access healthcare as hospital closures in rural areas leave millions without easy access to essential care. 社区正在通过重新开放医院、使用流动诊所以及雇用挨家挨户提供援助的社区保健工作人员来适应情况。 Communities are adapting by reopening hospitals, using mobile health clinics, and employing community health workers who go door-to-door to provide assistance. 例如,田纳西州布朗斯维尔的Haywood公园社区医院和北卡罗来纳州为农场工人提供服务的流动诊所重新开放。 Examples include the reopening of Haywood Park Community Hospital in Brownsville, Tennessee, and mobile clinics in North Carolina that serve farm laborers. 在加利福尼亚州,社区保健工作者协助旁遮普锡克族移民,他们经常在农场或肉类包装厂工作。 In California, community health workers assist Punjabi Sikh immigrants, who often work on farms or at meatpacking plants. 尽管作出了这些努力,但许多农村医院仍然面临财政挑战,这可能导致进一步关闭,导致现有医疗服务减少。 Despite these efforts, many rural hospitals still face financial challenges, which can lead to further closures, resulting in a decline in available medical services. 一些领导人认为,扩大医疗援助计划可以提供更多的覆盖面,增加保健系统的收入,从而帮助扩大医疗援助计划。 Some leaders argue that expanding Medicaid could help by providing more coverage and increasing revenue for healthcare systems. 然而,批评者认为,仅仅依靠扩大医疗援助计划可能还不够,因为私人保险公司偿还费用低也加剧了农村医院面临的财政困难。 However, critics suggest that relying solely on Medicaid expansion might not be enough, as low reimbursements from private insurance companies also contribute to the financial difficulties faced by rural hospitals.