Discuss the effects that discontinuing needed services, such as labor and delivery, would have on the community and the hospital's organizational climate. Obstetrics in Rural, Critical Access Hospitals: Is It Feasible? Aaron P. Coulon, Tulane University James Biteman, Tulane University Michael Wilson, Tulane University

1. Identify all of the "risks" you see raised in the reading;
2. Select the top 2-4 such risks that you feel are the most compelling;
3. Describe all of the different means or considerations for the management of the risks selected in 2. (be creative);
4. Select the top 2 management plans and expand substantially more for those two plans;
5. State whether and why the leadership in the reading is likely to accept or reject your suggested best plan