There are 646 rural hospitals at risk of closure due to financial issues, comprising around 30 percent of all rural hospitals in the U.S., according to the Center for Healthcare Quality & Payment Reform.
The hospitals face losses on patient services as health plans aren’t paying enough to cover the cost of care delivery. The losses will likely increase as inflation and workforce shortages persist, according to the report, which was released in April.
While rural hospitals are receiving some support through grants, local tax revenues or other profits, they still have low financial reserves and remain at risk.
More than half the states in the U.S. report 25 percent or more of their rural hospitals are at risk of closure, and more than 200 hospitals nationwide are at immediate risk of closing.
Here are the number and percentage of rural hospitals at risk of closing by state from the analysis given by State, Number, & Percentage:
Texas 81,49%
Kansas 56, 54%
Oklahoma 38, 49%
Mississippi 27, 36%
Alabama 27, 52%
New York 27, 53%
Arkansas 22, 45%
Iowa 22, 24%
Tennessee 20, 38%
Georgia 20, 29%
Missouri 19, 33%
Louisiana 18 34%
California 17 31%
Montana 15 27%
Michigan 14 22%
Kentucky 14 19%
Minnesota 13 14%
Washington 13 32%
Pennsylvania 12 29%
Illinois 12 17%
South Carolina 11 44%
North Dakota 11 28%
North Carolina10 19%
West Virginia 9 32%
Virginia 9 31%
New Mexico 9 32%
Maine 8 32%
South Dakota 8 17%
Hawaii 8 67%
Indiana 7 13%
Vermont 7 54%
Colorado 7 17%
Florida 6 29%
Nevada 6 46%
Wisconsin 6 8%
Wyoming 6 26%
Ohio 5 7%
Alaska 5 29%
Oregon 4 12%
Idaho 3 10%
Nebraska 3 4%
New Hampshire 3 18%
Arizona 2 7%
Connecticut 2 67% Massachusetts 2 40%
Utah 2 10%
Delaware 0 0%
Maryland 0 0%
New Jersey 0 0%
Rhode Island 0 0%
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