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  2. America's Rural Hospitals Are in Crisis. That's Nothing New - AOL

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    Its history, however, spotlights the value of rural medical facilities, the struggle to keep them open, and the consequences when they close. Read More: The Coming Collapse of the U.S. Health Care ...

  3. Rural hospitals are closing maternity wards. People are ... - AOL

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    The American Hospital Association says at least 89 obstetric units closed in rural hospitals between 2015 and 2019, and more have shuttered since. The main reasons are decreasing numbers of births ...

  4. Rural hospitals caught in aging-facility dilemma - AOL

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    At least nine more rural hospitals closed in 2023. Harold Miller, CEO of the Center for Healthcare Quality and Payment Reform , said closures are reverting to pre-pandemic rates. The challenges ...

  5. Rural hospital closings reach crisis stage, leaving millions ...

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    Rural Americans know all too well what it feels like to have no hospital and emergency care when they break a leg, go into early labor, or have progressive chronic diseases, such as diabetes and ...

  6. Rural hospitals are closing maternity wards. People are ... - AOL

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    A growing number of rural hospitals have been shuttering their labor and delivery units, forcing pregnant women to travel longer distances for care or face giving birth in an emergency room.

  7. Rural areas fear spread of virus as more hospitals close - AOL

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    The pandemic erupted at an awful time for communities trying to fill health care gaps following the closure of 170 rural hospitals across the nation.

  8. Small rural hospitals feel pinch as Medicare Advantage ... - AOL

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    Meanwhile, more than 150 rural hospitals have closed since 2010, according to the Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research at the University of North Carolina. Largely rural states such ...

  9. Access to health care limited in South Dakota's rural and ...

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    A 2022 report by the American Hospital Association said access to health care in non-urban areas has worsened due to the closure of 136 rural hospitals in the U.S. between 2010 and 2021, including ...