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Nine years after the hospital closed in the southwest Georgia town of Arlington, the worry about health care lurks. Health The post Dems push Medicaid expansion for left-behind rural Georgia ...
Mostly because of financial strain, rural hospital closures in the Black Belt have continued, leaving residents without access to medical care. By 2020, in Lowndes County, t here was only one ...
For years, the hospital in this small, south Georgia city was in grave financial trouble. Like other rural American hospitals, Cook Medical Center was saddled with an outdated building, trouble ...
In states that chose not to expand Medicaid programs under the Affordable Care Act–Alabama, Georgia, Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas and Tennessee–rural Americans face limited options as hospitals close their doors. A 2019 study found that participation in Medicaid expansion reduced the likelihood of rural hospital closures by 62% and that of the ...
More than 20% of our nation’s rural hospitals, or 430 hospitals across 43 states, are near collapse. This is despite the fact that rural hospitals are not only crucial for health care but also ...
It was the only hospital in Georgia ranked in the nation’s top 100. [6] Women's Choice Award named Union General one of "America's 100 Best Hospitals for Patient Experience" four years in a row. [10] In 2024, Union General was named one of the top 100 community hospitals in the U.S. by the Chartis Center for Rural Health. [15]
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 ...
Candler County Hospital: Metter: Candler: 25 — Candler Hospital: Savannah: Chatham: 384: 1804 SJCHS Oldest hospital in Georgia, and second oldest in continuous operation in the U.S. Chatuge Regional Hospital: Hiawassee: Towns: 137: Union Regional CHI Memorial Hospital Georgia Fort Oglethorpe: Catoosa, Walker: 36 CHI