Since January 2005, 192 rural hospitals have closed or converted, according to data compiled by the University of North Carolina's Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research.
Of those hospitals, 105 have completely closed, and 87 have converted, meaning the facilities no longer provide inpatient services, but continue to provide some services, such as primary care, skilled nursing care or long-term care. Since 2020, 36 hospitals have closed or converted. Find the list here.
Here are the states along with their number of rural hospital closures or conversions since 2005:
Alabama
Closure: 5
Conversion: 2
Alaska
Closure: 1
Arkansas
Closure: 2
Arizona
Closure: 2
Conversion: 2
California
Closure: 3
Conversion: 6
Florida
Closure: 4
Conversion: 4
Georgia
Closure: 2
Conversion: 7
Illinois
Closure: 1
Conversion: 3
Indiana
Closure: 2
Conversion: 2
Iowa
Closure: 1
Kansas
Closure: 5
Conversion: 5
Kentucky
Closure: 4
Louisiana
Closure: 2
Maine
Closure: 2
Conversion: 1
Maryland
Closure: 1
Michigan
Closure: 2
Conversion: 2
Minnesota
Closure: 3
Conversion: 3
Mississippi
Closure: 3
Conversion: 3
Missouri
Closure: 9
Conversion: 1
Nebraska
Closure: 2
Nevada
Closure: 1
Conversion: 1
New Jersey
Closure: 1
New Mexico
Closure: 1
New York
Closure: 3
Conversion: 2
North Carolina
Closure: 6
Conversion: 6
North Dakota
Conversion: 1
Ohio
Closure: 1
Conversion: 2
Oklahoma
Closure: 5
Conversion: 3
Pennsylvania
Closure: 3
Conversion: 3
South Carolina
Conversion: 4
South Dakota
Closure: 2
Conversion: 1
Tennessee
Closure: 7
Conversion: 8
Texas
Closure: 14
Conversion: 11
Virginia
Closure: 1
Conversion: 1
Washington
Conversion: 1
West Virginia
Closure: 3
Conversion: 2
Wisconsin
Closure: 1