Of the 27 states that have seen at least one rural hospital close since 2010, those with the most closures are in the South, according to research from the North Carolina Rural Health Research Program.
For its analysis, the NCRHRP defined a hospital closure as the cessation in the provision of inpatient services. As of June 17, all of the facilities listed below no longer provided inpatient care. However, some of them still offered other services, including outpatient care, imaging, urgent care or rehabilitation services.
Since 2010, 107 rural hospitals have closed. Here are the three states with the most rural hospital closures since 2010, according to the analysis:
1. Texas — 17 hospitals
Care Regional Medical Center (Aransas Pass)
East Texas Medical Center-Clarksville
East Texas Medical Center-Gilmer
East Texas Medical Center-Mount Vernon
East Texas Medical Center-Trinity
Good Shepherd Medical Center (Linden)
Gulf Coast Medical Center (Wharton)
Hunt Regional Community Hospital of Commerce
Lake Whitney Medical Center (Whitney)
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
Timberlands Hospital (Crockett)
Wise Regional Health System-Bridgeport
2. Tennessee — 12 hospitals
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
Takoma Regional Hospital (Greenville)
Parkridge West Hospital (Jasper)
McKenzie Regional Hospital
McNairy Regional Hospital (Selmer)
Starr Regional Medical Center-Etowah
United Regional Medical Center (Manchester)
3. Georgia — 7 hospitals
Calhoun Memorial Hospital (Arlington)
Charlton Memorial Hospital (Folkston)
Chestatee Regional Hospital (Dahlonega)
Hart County Hospital (Hartwell)
Lower Oconee Community Hospital (Glenwood)
North Georgia Medical Center (Ellijay)
Stewart-Webster Hospital (Richland)
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