Rural hospitals struggle to stay open, adapt to changes - KPLC 7 News, Lake Charles, Louisiana

According to the AP story: "A total of 50 hospitals in the rural U.S. have closed since 2010, and the pace has been accelerating, with more closures in the past two years than in the previous 10 years combined, according to the National Rural Health Association. That could be just the beginning of what some health care analysts fear will be a crisis."



I have been talking about this for a while now. Many more hospitals will be closing. I just can't seem to put my finger on the reason. Does anyone know what happened in 2010 that could have caused this? OK, I shouldn't be so mischievous. See March 23, 2010.





Rural hospitals struggle to stay open, adapt to changes - KPLC 7 News, Lake Charles, Louisiana