RHQN Members

The RHQN members consist of 40 rural hospitals across the state of Washington. All but one of our members are Critical Access Hospitals.

Critical Access Hospital (CAH) Desiqnation
A hospital must meet the following criteria to be designated a CAH:

• Be located in a state that has established a State Flex Program (as of August 2005, only Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, and Rhode Island did not have such a program);
• Be located in a rural area or be treated as rural under a special provision that allows hospitals in urban areas to be treated as rural for purposes of becoming a CAH;
• Provide 24-hour emergency care services, using either on-site or on-call staff;
• Provide no more than 25 inpatient beds;
• Have an average length of stay of 96 hours or less; and
• Be either more than 35 miles from a hospital or another CAH or more than 15 miles in areas with mountainous terrain or only secondary roads OR be certified by the State as of December 31, 2005 as being a "necessary provider" of health care services to residents in the area.

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