Hospital Financial Preparedness and COVID-19

Authors

  • Sayeh S. Nikpay, PhD, MPH Department of Health Policy, School of Medicine, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA
  • Dean G. Smith, PhD School of Public Health, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center – New Orleans, LA, USA

Abstract

It is highly likely that COVID-19 will result in a drain on hospitals financial resources, not the least of which being cash. Not all hospitals are financially prepared for any enduring loss of cash, with hospitals in few states being well prepared. Those states that have experienced early cases of COVID-19 are less well prepared financially. Several policy options merit consideration.

 

Keywords: COVID-19, hospital, finance, preparedness

Author Biographies

  • Sayeh S. Nikpay, PhD, MPH, Department of Health Policy, School of Medicine, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA
    Department of Health Policy, School of Medicine, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA
  • Dean G. Smith, PhD, School of Public Health, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center – New Orleans, LA, USA
    School of Public Health, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center – New Orleans, LA, USA

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Vol. 46, No. 4, Spring 2020

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