Where America's Hospitals Are Closing

We know that access to care is critical to helping ensure people don't just get and stay health but that patients have the oppertunity to ask for help or be identified as at risk. But many rural areas are finding hospital care harder and harder to come by. 

Here is a list of the 85 rural hospitals that closed between January 2010 and July 2018, as tracked by the North Carolina Rural Health Research Program.

Alabama
Chilton Medical Center (Clanton)
Elba General Hospital
Florala Memorial Hospital
Randolph Medical Center (Roanoke)
Southwest Alabama Medical Center (Thomasville)

Arizona
Cochise Regional Hospital (Douglas)
Florence Community Healthcare
Hualapai Mountain Medical Center (Kingman)

California
Coalinga Regional Medical Center
Colusa Regional Medical Center
Corcoran District Hospital
Kingsburg Medical Center

Florida
Campbellton-Graceville Hospital

Georgia
Calhoun Memorial Hospital (Arlington)
Charlton Memorial Hospital (Folkston)
Hart County Hospital (Hartwell)
Lower Oconee Community Hospital (Glenwood)
North Georgia Medical Center (Ellijay)
Stewart-Webster Hospital (Richland)

Illinois
St. Mary's Hospital (Streator) 

Kansas
Central Kansas Medical Center (Great Bend)
Mercy Hospital Independence

Kentucky
New Horizons Medical Center (Owenton)
Nicholas County Hospital (Carlisle)
Parkway Regional Hospital (Fulton)
Westlake Regional Hospital (Columbia) 

Maine
Parkview Adventist Medical Center (Brunswick)
Southern Maine Health Care-Sanford Medical Center
St. Andrews Hospital (Boothbay Harbor)

Massachusetts
North Adams Regional Hospital

Michigan
Cheboygan Memorial Hospital

Minnesota
Albany Area Hospital
Lakeside Medical Center (Pine City)

Mississippi
Kilmichael Hospital
Merit Health Natchez-Community Campus
Patients' Choice Medical Center of Humphreys County (Belzoni)
Pioneer Community Hospital of Newton
Quitman County Hospital (Marks)

Missouri
Parkland Health Center-Weber Road (Farmington)
Sac-Osage Hospital (Osceola)
SoutheastHealth Center of Reynolds County (Ellington)
Twin Rivers Regional Medical Center (Kennett)

Nebraska
Tilden Community Hospital

Nevada
Nye Regional Medical Center (Tonopah)

North Carolina
Blowing Rock Hospital
Davie Medical Center-Mocksville
Our Community Hospital (Scotland Neck)
Vidant Pungo Hospital (Belhaven)
Yadkin Valley Community Hospital (Yadkinville)

Ohio
Doctors Hospital of Nelsonville
Physicians Choice Hospital-Fremont

Oklahoma
Epic Medical Center (Eufaula)
Memorial Hospital & Physician Group (Frederick)
Muskogee Community Hospital

Pennsylvania
Mid-Valley Hospital (Peckville)
Saint Catherine Medical Center Fountain Springs (Ashland)

South Carolina
Bamberg County Memorial Hospital
Marlboro Park Hospital (Bennettsville)
Southern Palmetto Hospital (Barnwell)

South Dakota
Holy Infant Hospital (Hoven)

Tennessee
Copper Basin Medical Center (Copperhill)
Gibson General Hospital (Trenton)
Haywood Park Community Hospital (Brownsville)
Humboldt General Hospital 
Parkridge West Hospital (Jasper)
Starr Regional Medical Center-Etowah
McNairy Regional Hospital (Selmer) 
United Regional Medical Center (Manchester)

Texas
Care Regional Medical Center (Aransas Pass)
East Texas Medical Center-Clarksville
East Texas Medical Center-Gilmer
East Texas Medical Center-Mount Vernon
East Texas Medical Center-Trinity 
Good Shepherd Medical Center (Linden)
Gulf Coast Medical Center (Wharton)
Hunt Regional Community Hospital of Commerce
Lake Whitney Medical Center (Whitney)
Nix Community General Hospital (Dilley) 
Renaissance Hospital Terrell
Shelby Regional Medical Center (Center) 
Timberlands Hospital (Crockett)
Wise Regional Health System-Bridgeport

Virginia
Lee Regional Medical Center (Pennington Gap)
Pioneer Community Hospital of Patrick (Stuart) 

Wisconsin
Franciscan Skemp Medical Center (Arcadia)