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The MS state health officer said there is a crisis facing rural Mississippi hospitals, particularly those in the Delta, and more than half may close.

Over half of Mississippi's rural hospitals are at risk of closing immediately or in the near future, the state's leading public health official says.

Mississippi's leading public health official said over half of the state's rural hospitals are at risk of closing immediately or in the near future.

The potential closures threaten to exacerbate poor health outcomes in one of the nation's poorest states. Experts at the hearing say the crux of the problem facing Mississippi's hospitals is that revenues have not kept pace with rising costs to provide care.

Over half of Mississippi's rural hospitals are at risk of closing immediately or in the near future, according to the state's leading public health official.

Mississippi's leading public health official says over half of the state's rural hospitals are at risk of closing immediately or in the near future.

Over half of Mississippi's rural hospitals are at risk of closing immediately or in the near future, according to the state's leading public health official.

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) -- Over half of Mississippi's rural hospitals are at risk of closing immediately or in the near future, according to the state's

Senate Public Health Committee Chair Hob Bryan, D-Amory, said no one is tasked with looking at Mississippi’s overall health care system. That is what he hopes to do in an

A small team of activists is still gathering outside of the Pink House — though the clinic has closed — to continue the fight for abortion access.