Critical Access Hospital Jobs
Hospital Employment Websites
Bath County Community Hospital 
Hot Springs
Carilion Giles Memorial Hospital
Pearisburg
Dickenson Community Hospital
Clintwood
Page Memorial Hospital
Luray
R.J. Reynolds-Patrick County Memorial Hospital
Stuart
Shenandoah Memorial Hospital
Winchester
Carilion Stonewall Jackson Hospital
Lexington
Critical Access Hospital Facts
An important federal and state initiative for rural areas is the Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Program, also known as the Flex program or the Critical Access Hospital program. Recognizing the struggle of financially pressed rural hospitals, Congress appropriated funds in the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 for states to assist small rural hospitals to convert to "Critical Access Hospitals" (CAH). This status allows the hospital to receive cost-based reimbursement from Medicare. Critical Access Hospitals must meet the following federal criteria:
- A limit of 15 acute care beds and 10 swing beds
- A length of stay averaging no more than 96 hours
- A daily census of 15 acute care patients
- 24-hour emergency services
- Agreements with a network hospital for patient referral and transfer
For more information, please visit the Office of Minority Health and Public Health Policy, Critical Access Hospital website.