Term: Repatriating Care

Glossary Definition

Last Updated: 2007-09-26

Definition:

The strategy of shifting hospital care from more expensive urban hospitals to less expensive rural facilities.

References 

• Black C, Burchill C. Redirecting Care from Winnipeg Hospitals to Ten Large Rural Facilities: Estimated Number of Cases, Feasibility and Implications . Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy and Evaluation, 1994. [Report] [Summary] (View)