

Defining Essential Hospitals: A Key Step for Policymakers to Help the Safety Net
The Safety Net Pulse por America's Essential Hospitals
T2 · E7
25 jun 2026
15:49
Notas del episodio
In our latest episode, we sit down with Donna Lynne, DrPH, CEO at Denver Health, and Paula Chatterjee, MD, MPH, assistant professor of medicine at the Perelman School of Medicine, to discuss how defining essential hospitals is a vital step to help safety net hospitals navigate the current challenging health care landscape.
Read our policy brief about essential hospital designation to learn more about the details.
https://essentialhospitals.org/policy-considerations-for-defining-essential-health-systems/
Palabras clave
medicaid
essential hospitals
safety net hospitals
designation
rural health
Uncompensated Care
social drivers of health