A report from the Center for Healthcare Quality and Payment Reform puts a third of Mississippi's rural hospitals at risk of closure, and half of those at risk of closure within the next few years. There are only three other states with worse prognoses.
by Devna Bose, Mississippi TodayThe death of rural hospitals could leave Mississippians ‘sick, sick, sick’ by Devna Bose, Mississippi Today March 21, 2023 GREENWOOD – Only a few dozen cars sit in Greenwood Leflore Hospital’s parking lot. The hospital’s windows, streaked with purple paint, read, “Stay strong!” Another one says, “We love our patients!” Behind the glass, magazines sit untouched on side tables — the lobby is vacant.
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