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Article: Hospital staffing patterns in urban and nonurban areas.(Cover Story)
- Article from:
- Monthly Labor Review
- Article date:
- March 1, 1995
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Hospitals in metropolitan areas are staffed very differently from those in nonmetropolitan areas.(1) Doctors, registered nurses, and other health care professionals hold a smaller share of employment in nonmetropolitan area hospitals than they do in their metropolitan area counterparts, according to data from the 1992 Occupational Employment Statistics survey. These survey data also reveal that occupational staffing patterns vary significantly among hospitals in different States. The relatively smaller size and resource base of nonmetropolitan area hospitals may account for these differences.
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