Comparison of Interhospital Urological Transfers between a Metropolitan and Rural Tertiary Care Institution

Urological services are not available at all hospitals and the transfer of patients between medical centers provides an avenue to meet medical need. In rural areas patients often visit community medical centers with limited services and require transfer. We compared the transfer process between 2 tertiary care institutions, one serving a metropolitan population and the other a rural population.Two academic medical centers were selected, with one...