Rural hospitals and health centers face a myriad of challenges. The University of North Carolina's Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research in Chapel Hill compiled a list of the 184 rural hospital closures since January 2005.
Alabama
Chilton Medical Center (Clanton)
Elba General Hospital
Florala Memorial Hospital
Georgiana Medical Center
Randolph Medical Center (Roanoke)
SouthWest Alabama Medical Center (Thomasville)
Woodland Medical Center (Cullman)
Alaska
Sitka Community Hospital
Arizona
Cochise Regional Hospital (Douglas)
Florence Community Healthcare
Fort Yuma PHS Indian Hospital
Hualapai Mountain Medical Center (Kingman)
Arkansas
De Queen Medical Center
Newport Hosp And Clinic
Pike County Hospital (Louisiana)
California
Adventist Health Feather River (Paradise)
Chowchilla District Mem Hospital
Coalinga Regional Medical Center
Corcoran District Hospital
Dos Palos Memorial Hospital California
Indian Valley Hospital California (Greenville)
Kingsburg Medical Center
N M Holderman Memorial Hospital (Yountville)
Tuolumne General Hospital (Sonora)
Florida
Campbellton-Graceville Hospital (Graceville)
Gadsden Community Hospital (Quincy)
Gulf Pines Hospital (Port Saint Joe)
Regional General Hospital (Williston)
Shands Lake Shore Regional Medical Center (Lake City)
Shands Live Oak Regional Medical Center
Shands Starke Regional Medical Center
Trinity Community Hospital (Jasper)
Georgia
Calhoun Memorial Hospital (Arlington)
Charlton Memorial Hospital (Fall River)
Hart County Hospital (Hartwell)
Lower Oconee Community Hospital (Glenwood)
North Georgia Medical Center (Gainesville)
Northridge Medical Center (Commerce)
Southwest Georgia Regional Medical Center (Cuthbert)
Stewart-Webster Hospital (Richland)
Taylor Telfair Regional Hospital (McRae)
Illinois
Cornerstone Healthcare of Illinois (Carmi)
Galesburg Cottage Hospital
St. Mary's Hospital (Streator)
Indiana
Fayette Regional Health System (Connorsville)
St Joseph's Hospital of Huntingburg
Iowa
Blessing Health Keokuk
Kansas
Cedar Vale Community Hospital
Central Kansas Medical Center (Great Bend)
Community HealthCare System - St. Marys
Horton Community Hospital
Mercy Hospital Fort Scott
Mercy Hospital Independence
Oswego Community Hospital
St. Luke's Cushing Hospital (Leavenworth)
Kentucky
Jenkins Community Hospital
New Horizons Medical Center (Owenton)
Nicholas County Hospital (Carlisle)
Parkway Regional Hospital (Fulton)
Louisiana
Doctor's Hospital at Deer Creek (Leesville)
Doctors Hospital Of Opelousas
Maine
Parkview Adventist Medical Center (Brunswick)
Southern Maine Health Care - Sanford Medical Center
St. Andrews Hospital (Boothbay Harbor)
Maryland
Edward W. McCready Memorial Hospital (Crisfield)
Massachusetts
North Adams Regional Hospital
Michigan
Cheboygan Memorial Hospital
Leelanau Memorial Health Center (Northport)
Minnesota
Albany Area Hospital
Albert Lea-Mayo Clinic Health System
Divine Providence Health Center (Ivanhoe)
Lakeside Medical Center (Pine City)
Mayo Clinic Health System - Springfield
Minnewaska District Hospital (Starbuck)
Mississippi
Kilmichael Hospital
Kings Daughters Hospital-Greenville
Merit Health Natchez - Community Campus
Patient’s Choice Medical Center of Humphreys County (Belzoni)
Pioneer Community Hospital of Newton
Missouri
Audrain Community Hospital (Mexico)
Black River Community Medical Center (Poplar Bluff)
Callaway Community Hospital (Fulton)
I-70 Community Hospital (Sweet Springs)
Parkland Health Center - Weber Rd. (Farmington)
Pinnacle Regional Hospital (Boonville)
Sac-Osage Hospital (Osceola)
Southeast Health Center of Ripley County (Doniphan)
Southeast Health Center of Reynolds County (Ellington)
Twin Rivers Regional Medical Center (Kennett)
Nebraska
MercyOne Oakland Medical Center
Tilden Community Hospital
Nevada
Nye Regional Medical Center (Tonopah)
Owyhee Community Health Facility
New Jersey
William B. Kessler Memorial Hospital (Hammonton)
New York
Albert Lindley Lee Memorial Hospital (Fulton)
Amsterdam Memorial Hospital
Lake Shore Health Care Center (Irving)
Moses-Ludington Hospital (Ticonderoga)
Tri-Town Regional Hospital (Sidney)
North Carolina
Blowing Rock Hospital
Crawley Memorial Hospital (Boiling Springs)
Davie Medical Center-Mocksville
Frye Regional Medical Center - Alexander Campus
Good Hope Hospital (Erwin)
Mission Family Health Center (Spruce Pine)
Novant Health Franklin Medical Center (Louisberg)
Our Community Hospital (Scotland)
Sandhills Regional Medical Center (Hamlet)
Vidant Pungo Hospital (Belhaven)
Yadkin Valley Community Hospital (Yadkinville)
North Dakota
Richardton Health Center
Ohio
Doctors Hospital of Nelsonville
Physicians Choice Hospital-Fremont Ohio
Oklahoma
Epic Medical Center (Eufaula)
Latimer County General Hospital (Wilburton)
Memorial Hospital & Physician Group (Frederick)
Mercy Hospital El Reno
Muskogee Community Hospital
Pawnee Municipal Hospital
Sayre Community Hospital
USPHS Clinton Indian Hospital
Pennsylvania
Ellwood City Medical Center
Mid-Valley Hospital (Peckville)
Philipsburg Area Hospital
Saint Catherine Medical Center Fountain Springs (Ashland)
UPMC Susquehanna Sunbury (Sunbury)
South Carolina
Bamberg County Memorial Hospital
Fairfield Memorial Hospital (Winnsboro)
Marlboro Park Hospital (Bennettsville)
South Dakota
Five Counties Hospital (Lemmon)
Holy Infant Hospital (Hoven)
PHS Indian Hospital at Sisseton
Tennessee
Copper Basin Medical Center (Copperhill)
Cumberland River Hospital (Celina)
Gibson General Hospital (Trenton)
Haywood Park Community Hospital (Brownsville)
Humboldt General Hospital
Jamestown Regional Medical Center (Oneida)
Jellico Medical Center Tennessee
McKenzie Regional Hospital
Parkridge West Hospital (Jasper)
Perry Community Hospital (Linden)
Riverview Regional Medical Center South (Carthage)
Starr Regional Medical Center - Etowah
Takoma Regional Hospital (Greeneville)
Tennova Healthcare-McNairy Regional (Selmer)
United Regional Medical Center (Manchester)
Texas
Care Regional Medical Center (Aransas Pass)
Central Hospital of Bowie
Chillicothe Hospital
Deleon Hospital
Dickerson Memorial Hospital (Jasper)
East Texas Medical Center - Clarksville
East Texas Medical Center - Gilmer
East Texas Medical Center - Mount Vernon
East Texas Medical Center - Trinity
Fayette Memorial Hospital (La Grange)
Gulf Coast Medical Center (Jasper)
Hamlin Memorial Hospital
Hunt Regional Community Hospital of Commerce
Lake Whitney Medical Center Texas
Little River Healthcare Cameron Hospital
Little River Healthcare Rockdale Hospital
Nix Community General Hospital (Dilley)
Renaissance Hospital Terrell
Shelby Regional Medical Center (Center)
Stamford Memorial Hospital
Texas General-Van Zandt Regional Medical Center (Grand Saline)
Weimar Medical Center
Wise Regional Health System - Bridgeport
Virginia
Mountain View Regional Hospital (Norton)
Pioneer Community Hospital of Patrick County (Stuart)
Washington
Deer Park Hospital
West Virginia
Bluefield Regional Medical Center
Guyan Valley Hospital (Logan)
Richwood Area Community Hospital
St Luke's Hospital (Bluefield)
Williamson Memorial Hospital
Wisconsin
Franciscan Skemp Medical Center (La Crosse