Frequency of Themes Among Physicians Overall and by Practice Setting and Distance From Closed Hospital
| Setting | Distance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theme and Subtheme | Total (N=42) | Underserved (n=21) | Nonunderserved (n=21) | ≤12 Miles (n=17) | >12 Miles (n=25) |
| Changes to local and regional health care system capacity | 24 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 10 |
| Within the local area | 16 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 5 |
| Inpatient care over capacity | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Emergency department overcrowding | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Decreased access to specialists | 10 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 3 |
| Decreased access to elective surgery | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Outside the local area | 15 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 6 |
| Inpatient care over capacity | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Emergency department overcrowding | 10 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 3 |
| Decreased access to specialists | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Greater difficulty with primary care linkages | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Difficulty for patients in navigating system of care | 11 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 5 |
| Greater delays in care | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| Poorer access and lower quality of care | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Workforce and training changes | 15 | 14 | 1 | 8 | 7 |
| Loss of training sites and faculty | 10 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 4 |
| Workforce relocated | 8 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| No impact | 14 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 10 |
Notes: Values are numbers of physicians. Numbers were tabulated from the total number of physicians who stated a quotation within the theme or subtheme.