General Acute Care Hospital Healthcare Taxonomy Code 282NC0060X
HealthProviders DB is a comprehensive database of healthcare providers, including a complete directory of all Critical Access Hospitals.
As of today, the following are the total number of Critical Access Hospitals nationally, in your state, and near your location.
Medicare
The following are the total number of Critical Access Hospitals that accept Medicare in your state, the number that have opted out of Medicare, and the total number excluded from participation in Medicare nationwide.
Alaska – Alabama – Armed Forces Pacific – Arkansas – American Samoa – Arizona – California – Colorado – Connecticut – District of Columbia – Delaware – Florida – Federated States of Micronesia – Georgia – Guam – Hawaii – Iowa – Idaho – Illinois – Indiana – Kansas – Kentucky – Louisiana – Massachusetts – Maryland – Maine – Marshall Islands – Michigan – Minnesota – Missouri – Northern Mariana Islands – Mississippi – Montana – North Carolina – North Dakota – Nebraska – New Hampshire – New Jersey – New Mexico – Nevada – New York – Ohio – Oklahoma – Oregon – Pennsylvania – Puerto Rico – Palau – Rhode Island – South Carolina – South Dakota – Tennessee – Texas – Utah – Virginia – Virgin Islands – Vermont – Washington – Wisconsin – West Virginia – Wyoming
Select the State name above or from the HealthProviders DB App filter panel to show the list of Critical Access Hospitals by State. In addition, you can also narrow the list by City and more from the filter panel.
You can download the Critical Access Hospitals dataset using HealthProviders DB Export.
What do Critical Access Hospitals do?
Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) provide essential acute care, emergency services, and outpatient care to rural communities, aiming to reduce financial vulnerability and improve access to healthcare where it might otherwise be unavailable.
They have a limited number of acute care beds (fewer than 25) and a short average inpatient stay (no more than 96 hours).
CAHs also offer 24-hour emergency services and can use “swing beds” for post-acute care, similar to a skilled nursing facility.
Core functions
Acute care: Provide necessary inpatient services for illnesses or injuries in rural areas.
Emergency services: Offer 24/7 emergency care to address urgent medical needs.
Outpatient services: Deliver care for conditions that don’t require hospitalization.
Swing beds: Allow the hospital to use beds for either acute care or post-acute, skilled nursing level care, helping facilities meet fluctuating demands and providing a revenue stream.
Aspects
Rural location: Must be located in a rural area, often more than 35 miles from another hospital.
Limited beds: Have a maximum of 25 acute care inpatient beds.
Short stays: Patients have an average inpatient stay of no more than 96 hours.
How they operate
Community focus: Engages with their communities to meet local health needs and coordinates care with urban health systems.
Staffing: Employs both physicians and physician extenders, such as nurse practitioners and physician assistants.
Medicare reimbursement: Operates under different Medicare rules and is reimbursed based on a cost-plus model, which helps with financial stability.