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Tools

The NC Rural Health Research Program has developed several tools that are available for public use.  

 

	Rural Hospital Closure Tracking  This tool includes a map of rural hospital closures from 2005-present, a sortable list of closed rural hospitals, a list of closed but re-opened rural hospitals, and a printable list of closed rural hospitals.
	The Freestanding Emergency Department Financial Assessment Strategic Tool (FED FAST)  The FED FAST is an Excel-based tool developed to assess the financial feasibility of converting a rural hospital into a freestanding emergency department.  We have also published a Findings Brief,  Estimated Costs of Rural Freestanding Emergency Departments, that explains the concept of an RFED and estimates the costs of operating an RFED under three different volume scenarios.