Ethical and Legal Challenges During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Are We Thinking About Rural Hospitals?

J Rural Health. 2021 Jan;37(1):175-178. doi: 10.1111/jrh.12447. Epub 2020 Jun 1.

Authors

Love Patel¹, Amy Elliott², Erik Storlie¹, Rajesh Kethireddy¹, Kim Goodman³, William Dickey⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Internal Medicine, Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
² Allina Faribault Hospital and Clinic, Faribault, Minnesota.
³ Clinical Ethics and Value Program, Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
⁴ Interim Vice President, Medical Affairs, Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Minneapolis, Minnesota.

No abstract available

Keywords: COVID-19; health disparities; health law; policy; utilization of health services.

MeSH terms

Age Factors
COVID-19 / epidemiology*
Comorbidity
Ethics Committees / ethics
Ethics Committees / organization & administration
Hospitals, Rural / ethics*
Hospitals, Rural / legislation & jurisprudence
Hospitals, Rural / organization & administration*
Humans
Occupational Exposure / ethics
Pandemics
Resuscitation Orders / ethics
SARS-CoV-2
United States / epidemiology