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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.

Kaiser Study: Rural Hospitals Close for Many Reasons

by Thomas Goldsmith July 22, 2016April 16, 2021

Often, patients who are readmitted after being sent home from the hospital return through the emergency room. Photo shows nurses rushing a patient on a gurney into a doorway.

Healthcare Workers

MDs and RNs Debate Nursing Role at the Legislature

by Rose Hoban March 31, 2016April 16, 2021

A hospital emergency department may be a good place for a heart attack patient, but advocates say it's the wrong setting for someone in psychiatric crisis.

Study Finds Rural Hospitals Hurting in Medicaid Non-Expansion States

by Taylor Sisk January 15, 2016August 6, 2017

The Transylvania Regional team. Photo credit: John Warner

Recipe for a Top 20 Hospital in Western North Carolina

by Editor December 9, 2015April 19, 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.

Rural Communities Hope Help is Coming for Their Hospitals

by Editor October 6, 2015April 19, 2021

The main entrance of Carolinas Healthcare System's Anson Hospital. Photo credit: Taylor Sisk

Today’s Rural Hospital Faces Myriad Concerns

by Taylor Sisk August 24, 2015July 9, 2026