Natural disasters in the United States: Hurricane risk, hospital closures, and healthcare finance
Hurricane risk is paradoxically associated with lower hospital CCR, suggesting complex financial adaptations in high-risk areas. Rural hospitals maintain more favorable cost structures than urban facilities, and policymakers should consider these geographic variations in disaster preparedness strategies.
Authors
- William Williams
- George Raul Audi
- Rima Tawk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7256-118X)
- Hanadi Hamadi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9050-7267)
- Margaret Capen
Institutions
- University of North Florida (US)
- East Carolina University (US)
- Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Hospital Administration
- Published
- 2025-09-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.63564/jha.v14n2p16
- Primary Topic
- Disaster Response and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00