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The Defiance County commissioners talked about the Hicksville hospital and economic development Monday.

Seventeen percent of unprofitable rural hospitals merged with another organization while 7 percent closed from 2010 to 2018.

Seventeen percent of unprofitable rural hospitals merged with another organization while 7% closed from 2010 to 2018.

Over the last 12–24 months, Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) have seen steep cost escalation in their expansion and renovation plans, with expense increases exceeding 10 percent....

Low volumes, staffing shortages and low reimbursement levels threaten maternal care in rural communities.

How the CARES Act Forgot America’s Most Vulnerable Hospitals ProPublica 1/26/2021 by Brianna Bailey, The Frontier ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. This article was produced in partnership with The Frontier, which is a member of the ProPublica Local Reporting Network. A federal economic relief package passed by Congress in March promised to provide a lifeline for hospi...

How the CARES Act Forgot America’s Most Vulnerable Hospitals COVID-19 relief was meant to give a lifeline to hospitals, especially the small, rural facilities that struggled to stay open before 2020. But in states like Oklahoma, problems created by confusing guidelines could cause harm long after the pandemic. by Brianna Bailey, The Frontier Jan. 26, 11 a.m. EST Investigating the Business of Oklahoma’s Rural Hospitals ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Si...