Publications by authors named "Lifei Sheng"
Background: Rural hospitals in the United States face staffing and financial challenges, low patient volumes, and aging infrastructures among others. In addition, they deal with such crises as the opioid epidemic, natural disasters, and the coronavirus.
Methods: The analyses presented in this study are based on two databases: (1) the 2019 annual survey data published by the American Hospital Association (AHA) and (2) US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) database of US hospitals containing information related to COVID-19 for the week of November 27, 2020.