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For expecting mothers in rural Tennessee, it's a coin flip if the hospital closest to them is equipped and staffed to deliver their baby, according a report from the Center for Healthcare Quality & Payment Reform.
More than half of all rural Tennessee hospitals no longer deliver babies — a trend that shows no clear signs of reversal while pregnant patients outside major metropolitan areas routinely drive an hour, or more, in order to give birth.
Tennessee flags fly on the south side of State Street, Virginia flags on the north.
Tennessee flags fly on the south side of State Street, Virginia flags on the north.
Tennessee flags fly on the south side of State Street, Virginia flags on the north.