"Rural
Hospital" means a hospital characterized by one of the following:
Type A rural
hospitals - small & remote, have less than 50 beds, and more than 30 miles
from the nearest
Type B
rural hospitals - small & rural, have less than 50 beds, and 30 miles or
less from the nearest
Type C
rural hospitals - considered rural and have 50 or more beds
Type CAH
rural hospitals - Critical Access Hospitals