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Texans in rural communities are facing an ongoing crisis as hospitals and medical facilities shutter. An analysis by the American Public Media Research Lab data shows that since 2005, 24 rural hospitals have closed in the state, which is the highest number of closures in the country.
Tucked away in the back of Van Zandt Regional Hospital, a small East Texas hospital, is a quaint makeshift bedroom that is reminiscent of a nun’s quarters. A desk lamp illuminates the extra-long twin-sized hospital bed — with the white sheets neatly pulled tight over the mattress. Hats are strewn about the large wooden vanity in the room, and a Bible is placed beside the window, with pages fanning out from its daily use. These are the temporary living quarters for the hospital’s Chief Executive Officer, Randy Lindauer. The unassuming, Indiana-native has worked his way across the country...