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In Mississippi, a state that reports the lowest life expectancy and highest poverty rate in the United States and ranks among the most uninsured states in the nation, Medicaid expansion could make a significant difference for hundreds of thousands of people.

March 28, 2024 Press Release from Mercer Health: Mercer Health’s Mercer County Community Hospital was recently named one of the top 20 rural and community hospitals in the country by

In a little more than two years as CEO of a small hospital in Wyoming, Dave Ryerse has witnessed firsthand the worsening financial problems eroding rural hospitals nationwide. In 2022, Ryerse’s South Lincoln Medical Center...

SubmittedPLAINVILLE — Rooks County Health Center (RCH) today announced it has been recognized as a 2024 Top 100 Critical Access Hospital by

To the Editor:

Mercy hospitals receive designation

In a little more than two years as CEO of a small hospital in Wyoming, Dave Ryerse has witnessed firsthand the worsening financial problems eroding rural hospitals nationwide.

This is the first of a three-part series on rural health and the unique challenges that have historically been difficult to overcome.

Advocates say the financial crisis rural hospitals face in the U.S. presents an immediate and long-term threat to the sustainability of their communities.

418 rural hospitals across the U.S. that are “vulnerable to closure.”