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Signs supporting Pungo Hospital dot the roadsides near Belhaven, a small coastal town. Belhaven's single stop light is visible in the distance in this 2014 photo.
Posted inRural Health

Rural Hospitals in Financial Distress

by Taylor Knopf September 29, 2017April 15, 2021

By Taylor Knopf Rural hospitals are struggling to keep their lights on and the doors open. Since 2010, there have been 82 rural hospital closures across the U.S. Four were in North Carolina. The majority of the closures are in the Southeastern U.S., according to researchers based at UNC Chapel Hill. About two-thirds of closures […]

Shows the front of the building,
Posted inHospitals

Eden’s Morehead Memorial Hospital Seeks to Reorganize Debt in Bankruptcy Filing

by Rose Hoban July 13, 2017September 5, 2017
shows front of an old house that is home to the VIM clinic
Posted inState Health Policy

Stitching a Safety Net in Uncertain Times

by MedPage Today February 20, 2017April 15, 2021
Yadkin Valley Community Hospital in a Google streetview photo dated May, 2013. The facility now has a primary care practice operating on site, but the hospital facilities are not functioning.
Posted inHospitals

Kaiser Study: Rural Hospitals Close for Many Reasons

by Thomas Goldsmith July 22, 2016April 16, 2021
As of Friday, Franklin Medical Center will be shut down. Photo credit: Taylor Sisk
Posted inHospitals

Duke Lifepoint, WakeMed to Vie for Hospital Services in Franklin County

by Thomas Goldsmith July 8, 2016April 16, 2021
Signs supporting Pungo Hospital dot the roadsides near Belhaven, a small coastal town. Belhaven's single stop light is visible in the distance in this 2014 photo.
Posted inFeatured, Health Reform, Hospitals, Rural Health

Report Finds Almost 700 Hospitals at Risk of Shutting Down

by Taylor Sisk March 16, 2016August 6, 2017

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