12 states with the highest percentage of rural hospitals at immediate risk of closure

Rural hospitals are under immense financial strain. Since 2005, 183 rural hospitals have closed

Here are the 12 states with the highest percentage of rural hospitals at immediate risk of closure, according to a report from the Center for Healthcare Quality and Payment Reform:

 

  1. Connecticut: 33 percent
  2. Alabama: 31 percent
  3. Oklahoma: 28 percent
  4. Mississippi: 26 percent
  5. Tennessee: 25 percent
  6. Kansas: 22 percent
  7. Massachusetts: 20 percent
  8. Florida: 19 percent
  9. New York: 18 percent
  10. Pennsylvania, Arkansas, Maine: 16 percent


Read the full report here.

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