More than 700 rural hospitals, about 1 in 3 nationwide, could shut their doors

Chief Healthcare Executive August 8, 2024
Ron Southwick

A new report sheds more light on the growing risks to small hospitals that are vital to their communities.

Rural hospitals continue to face serious financial pressures, and almost one-third of the nation’s rural hospitals are at risk of closure.

More than 700 rural hospitals (31% of America’s rural hospitals) are facing the possibility of shutting down, according to a recent report from the Center for Healthcare Quality & Payment Reform.

Some are facing more grave circumstances. Nationwide, 360 rural hospitals, or 16% of all rural hospitals, are considered at immediate risk of closure, according to the report.

Nearly every state has some rural hospitals facing the risk of going under, the center says. In nine states, half or more...

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