Rural hospitals ‘in crisis mode,’ with situation worsening, says new report – OPB’s Think Out Loud

“Unrelenting pressure” on the nation’s rural healthcare safety net means more hospital closures and many operating on the brink. That’s according to a new report by the Chartis Center for Rural Health. The center says hospitals have been in crisis mode for the last 15 years, but even in just the last 12 months, the situation has worsened further, with the percentage of America’s rural hospitals operating in the red jumping from 43% to 50% in that time.

Source: Rural hospitals ‘in crisis mode,’ with situation worsening, says new report – OPB