Rural hospitals play a significant role in their communities. Still, they are not immune to healthcare challenges, such as physician shortages, old infrastructure, cybersecurity risks and limited resources. These difficulties — as well as others — are felt more intensely in rural settings due to geographic isolation, a low number of patients and uninsured persons due to higher levels of poverty serviced by rural hospitals.
NexGen Surgical provides surgical practice management services across various specialties in hospitals and health systems nationwide. Our team of skilled surgeons and practice management experts specializes in enhancing patient care, utilization and effectiveness in the hospital’s surgical department.
The Financial Challenges Facing Rural Hospitals
Rural communities have much lower patient volumes than urban areas due to substantially lower population concentrations. Rural hospitals frequently treat patient populations who are older, more critically ill and poorer than the national norm. Due to expense, many rural patients put off getting treatment. These delays cause people to seek care when they are more critically ill and hence more expensive than addressing their issues earlier.
Rural hospitals’ financial stability struggled with severe physician shortages before the pandemic and has worsened over the past three years. Attracting and retaining qualified medical professionals in rural hospitals is challenging due to the difficulty involved. Many rural hospitals are looking for creative methods to attract and keep physicians. The cost of labor, prescription medications, commissioned services and personal protective equipment have increased, resulting in limited access to care and reduced economic growth for rural hospitals and communities. All these factors can lead to poor health outcomes.
The Role of NexGen Surgical in Improving Financial Stability
The NexGen surgical business model allows diligent physicians to maintain a good work-life balance without moving, answering calls during off-time or wasting time away from practice dealing with billing, payroll or staffing concerns. Working with NexGen Surgical allows you to focus on what you do best — caring for patients — while benefiting from the convenience of a flexible schedule.
The advantages of a flexible schedule, a better work-life balance and the capacity to concentrate on patient treatment without administrative interruptions can aid in attracting and keeping top-tier physicians in rural locations while enhancing patient results and contentment. With a more interesting and diverse caseload, NexGen has the potential to raise income while also lowering administrative costs thanks to a more efficient business strategy.
The Benefits of Working with NexGen Surgical
The benefits of working with NexGen Surgical include the following:
- The ability to draw and keep top medical professionals in rural locations
- Enhance patient care and contentment
- Boost revenue and monetary security for rural hospitals
- Flexible personnel who respond fast to emergencies
- Stronger relationships with their communities and a greater sense of responsibility among locals toward the hospital
- A more easily developed sense of family among employees creates a more supportive work environment
The role of surgeons in rural health is crucial. Our surgeons at NexGen Surgical are skilled, high-performing individuals who understand the management of a winning team.
How NexGen Surgical Helps Create Rural Hospital Financial Stability
By enhancing patient care and happiness, raising income through a more interesting and diversified caseload and lowering administrative costs through a streamlined business model, NexGen Surgical can help create more financial stability for rural hospitals.
NexGen physicians have excellent people skills and know the importance of a collaborative and supportive team environment. Surgical teams with members who enjoy each other’s company often work more effectively and efficiently. Using technology by NexGen surgeons can enhance patient outcomes and lower costs. For this reason, NexGen works hard to find surgeons with high emotional intelligence and technological skills to support uplifting work cultures.
How To Partner With NexGen Surgical
If you want to partner with us or learn how NexGen can optimize surgical services and revenue, contact us online or at 844-592-0802, and one of our experts will connect with you. Remember to discuss hospital needs, goals and difficulties with NexGen Surgical recruiters to identify the best fit for the hospital and community. When you partner with us, our knowledgeable team of clinical and business specialists will provide your rural hospital and patients with timely and courteous daily assistance.
Elevate Rural Hospital Financial Stability
NexGen Surgical can address rural hospitals’ financial issues, such as low patient numbers, physician shortages, constrained access to care, and slow economic growth. They provide a business model that will increase profits while cutting administrative costs. Partnering with NexGen Surgical has advantages for rural hospitals and communities, including financial stability, physician satisfaction and improved patient care. Hospital executives can explore alternatives for improving rural hospital financial stability by partnering with NexGen Surgical to achieve their goals.