rural hospitals opening

Rural hospitals are closing at a significant rate while the number of urban hospitals in the U.S. is mostly holding steady, according to a new analysis. The Health Care Affordability Lab at Yale found that between 2001 and 2023, 114 new rural hospitals opened – but 348 closed, a net loss of 234 hospitals in rural areas.  Thirty-one of the 50 states experienced a net loss of rural hospitals, led by Texas, (24), Tennessee (14), California and Georgia (12), and Kansas (10).  States with the biggest net increases in rural hospitals were Wyoming (5), Colorado (3), and Nevada (3). Meanwhile, [...]